Low deprivation
IMD England
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for L40 0SY
Liverpool
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
L40 0SY
Coordinates
53.6072, -2.8434
Grid reference
SD442126
Easting
344,295
Northing
412,618
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VJ544+VM
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Burscough
Travel to Work
Liverpool
ITL Region
West Lancashire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21420
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21420 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.0%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
Christian63.7%
No religion28.9%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6424.5%
35–4917.5%
65–7412.3%
25–3410.1%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Other19.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
Any member 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
All members 66+10.9%
+ 7 other households · 31.5%
Administrative Information
West Lancashire
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Lancashire E14001577
Constituency
E14001577Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford
Constituency code
E14001577
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Burscough
International Territorial Level
West Lancashire
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS EnglandLancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Central Lancashire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 02G
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
West Lancashire 004C E01025485
E01025485MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 004 E02005307
E02005307LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Lancashire 004C E01025485
E01025485MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 004 E02005307
E02005307Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:58 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:58 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 11 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode L40 0SY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 21420
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01025485 and MSOA E02005307 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L40 0SY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near L40 0SY
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
90%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
83%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 16%
Attainment 8
48.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
58%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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