Among the least deprived
IMD England
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for L40 2AA
Preston
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
L40 2AA
Coordinates
53.6417, -2.7490
Grid reference
SD505163
Easting
350,582
Northing
416,388
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VJ7R2+MC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Preston
ITL Region
Chorley
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.
29908
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29908 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.96.9%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian74.7%
No religion19.2%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6425.4%
35–4915.9%
65–7415.4%
75–849.6%
25–348.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.3%
Households
All members 66+20.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.0%
Any member 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent11.2%
+ 8 other households · 25.4%
Administrative Information
Chorley
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Ribble E14001491
Constituency
E14001491Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
Constituency code
E14001491
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Mawdesley
International Territorial Level
Chorley
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 - 00X
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Chorley 011D E01024965
E01024965MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chorley 011 E02005199
E02005199LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chorley 011D E01024965
E01024965MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chorley 011 E02005199
E02005199Smaller 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
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:58 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 10 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2026
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
TerminatedActive
Active Duration
2026 -> PresentMay 2026 — Introduced
Postcode L40 2AA introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode L40 2AA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2026
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
Active
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near L40 2AA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
88%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 3%
RWM expected
100%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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