Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22047
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22047 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.
Police Recorded Crime near L40 7RS
Crime trends · near L40 7RS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY +400%
ASB
2
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
19
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,772
White Brit.95.6%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,775
Christian60.4%
No religion31.5%
Not answered7.2%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,770
50–6422.1%
35–4918.4%
25–3411.3%
65–7410.3%
75–846.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Total households: 717
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
Other11.2%
All members 66+10.2%
+ 7 other households · 36.4%
Administrative Information
West Lancashire
Local Authority
Council Area
West Lancashire E14001577
Constituency
E14001577
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Burscough Town
Constituency code
E14001577
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Burscough
International Territorial Level
West Lancashire
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS Scotland
Lancashire 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 004E E01025487
E01025487
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 004 E02005307
E02005307
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Lancashire 004E E01025487
E01025487
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 004 E02005307
E02005307
Larger 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
4:19 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:19 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode L40 7RS 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: 22047
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01025487 and MSOA E02005307 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L40 7RS 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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