Most deprived 10%
IMD England
258
Crime · Aug '26
£230,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,899 sales
-2.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North West
Region
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 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1745 out of 33,755 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 & WalesProperty sales · PR8 1LG
HM Land Registry · Sefton
Average price
£255,385
Median price: £230,000
Median -2.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,899 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £235,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£235k£152k£70k
Dec '23Mar '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near PR8 1LG
England & WalesCrime trends · near PR8 1LG
Counts are for Duke's electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
91
YoY —
119600
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
30
YoY —
56280
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
14
YoY —
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
29
YoY —
51260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
35
YoY —
70350
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Public Order
34
YoY —
37190
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
21
YoY —
21110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (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
50–6418.8%
35–4917.1%
25–3415.5%
65–7411.3%
75–8410.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
One person: other39.0%
One person: aged 66+25.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.6%
Single family household, all members 66+7.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children4.3%
+ 9 other households · 16.5%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 466 m straight lineabout 6 min
Southport Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Birkdale Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 2.2 km straight lineabout 28 min
Meols Cop Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 145 m straight lineabout 2 min
Duke Street
Bus · Stop AB · south-west
- 147 m straight lineabout 2 min
Duke Street
Bus · Stop AA · north-east
- 250 m straight lineabout 3 min
Southport Interchange
Bus · Stop BE · south-west
- 278 m straight lineabout 3 min
Southport Interchange
Bus · Stop BD · south-west
- 291 m straight lineabout 4 min
Southport Interchange
Bus · Stop BC · south-west
Coordinates & Location for PR8 1LG
Postcode
PR8 1LG
Coordinates
53.6447, -3.0096
Grid reference
SD333169
Easting
333,355
Northing
416,939
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5RJXVR+V5
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
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
7:42 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 30 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 PR8 1LG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033797 and MSOA E02001432 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 1745
Present — Active
Postcode PR8 1LG 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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Schools near PR8 1LG
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
30%
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