Among the least deprived
IMD England
—
Crime
£485,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for L40 2QA
Preston
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
L40 2QA
Coordinates
53.6305, -2.8030
Grid reference
SD469151
Easting
346,996
Northing
415,182
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VJ5JW+5R
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.
27565
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27565 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)
Property sales · L40 2QA
HM Land Registry · Chorley
Average price
£485,000
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Median price: £485,000
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Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.5%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
Christian67.7%
No religion27.3%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6422.6%
35–4917.6%
65–7416.7%
75–849.5%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.9%
Households
All members 66+19.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
Any member 66+15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.0%
Other9.3%
+ 7 other households · 24.3%
Administrative Information
Chorley
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Ribble E14001491
Constituency
E14001491Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 ScotlandLancashire 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 007A E01024964
E01024964MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chorley 007 E02005195
E02005195LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chorley 007A E01024964
E01024964MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chorley 007 E02005195
E02005195Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:38 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 2QA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 27565
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01024964 and MSOA E02005195 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L40 2QA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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