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Coordinates & Location for PR8 1AX
Postcode
PR8 1AX
Coordinates
53.6481, -3.0089
Grid reference
SD334173
Easting
333,407
Northing
417,317
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5RJXXR+6C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Southport
Travel to Work
Liverpool
ITL Region
Sefton
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.
1745
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1745 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.76.7%
Other White11.5%
African2.8%
Other Asian1.7%
White & Asian1.2%
+ other · 6.1%
Religion
Christian54.7%
No religion33.6%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim3.3%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6419.0%
35–4917.0%
25–3415.4%
65–7411.3%
85 years and over10.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Other38.7%
Any member 66+25.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.6%
All members 66+7.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children4.3%
+ 7 other households · 16.7%
Administrative Information
Sefton
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthport E14001504
Constituency
E14001504Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Duke's
Constituency code
E14001504
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Sefton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Sefton
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Sefton
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01V
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sefton 004H E01033797
E01033797MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 004 E02001432
E02001432LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 004C E01006968
E01006968MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sefton 004 E02001432
E02001432Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
12 hours 32 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 32 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 2011
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~15 years
Active Duration
2011 -> PresentMarch 2011 — Introduced
Postcode PR8 1AX introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033797 and MSOA E02001432 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR8 1AX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2011
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~15 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PR8 1AX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
30%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
43%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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