Around average
IMD England
North West
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for L40 0TA
Liverpool
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
L40 0TA
Coordinates
53.6227, -2.8650
Grid reference
SD428143
Easting
342,886
Northing
414,359
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VJ4FP+32
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
13903
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13903 out of 32,844 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.97.3%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
Christian69.1%
No religion23.8%
Not answered6.4%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6428.8%
65–7417.7%
35–4913.3%
75–8412.3%
25–345.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.4%
Households
Any member 66+19.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.8%
All members 66+15.4%
Other12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
+ 7 other households · 24.8%
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 003D E01025515
E01025515MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 003 E02005306
E02005306LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Lancashire 003D E01025515
E01025515MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 003 E02005306
E02005306Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
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 0TA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 13903
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01025515 and MSOA E02005306 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L40 0TA 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
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