Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15282
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15282 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 PR8 5HW
Crime trends · near PR8 5HW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY +79%
ASB
3
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
3
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
47
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,588
White Brit.87.7%
Other White3.5%
Indian1.6%
Other Asian1.3%
White & Asian1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 4.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,585
Christian54.9%
No religion36.2%
Not answered5.3%
Hindu1.5%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,599
50–6420.7%
35–4917.1%
25–3411.7%
65–7411.6%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Total households: 700
Any member 66+17.9%
Other13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
All members 66+11.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
+ 7 other households · 34.3%
Administrative Information
Sefton
Local Authority
Council Area
Southport E14001504
Constituency
E14001504
Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Kew
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 Scotland
Cheshire 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 008C E01006999
E01006999
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 008 E02001436
E02001436
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 008C E01006999
E01006999
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sefton 008 E02001436
E02001436
Urban: 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
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 PR8 5HW 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. IMD England rank: 15282
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006999 and MSOA E02001436 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR8 5HW 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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