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PR8 postcode area · Sefton

The PR8 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sefton, West Lancashire. Area Scores range from 8 to 93 across them. Every full PR8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PR8 district: Formby West & Freshfield North scores 94 out of 100 (#423 of 6,856 nationally) while Southport Waterfront sits at 8 — neighbours on the map, 86 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £139,000 in Southport Waterfront to £388,500 in Formby West & Freshfield North — a 2.8× gap within the PR8 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Sefton and West Lancashire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,302a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime75per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PR8 district

£235,000median home sold over the past year · +20.5% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 780 sales
Detached£365,000
Semi-detached£225,000
Terraced£185,000
Flat£140,000
Sefton£230,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Formby West & Freshfield NorthSefton 42394 £388,500
Ainsdale WestSefton 56092 £340,000
BirkdaleSefton 1,88372 £320,000
HillsideSefton 2,65161 £230,000
Scarisbrick, Halsall & HaskayneWest Lancashire 2,80959 £302,500
Southport KewSefton 4,07740 £250,000
Meols CopSefton 4,11840 £225,000
Ainsdale EastSefton 4,63932 £205,500
Southport High ParkSefton 4,76930 £185,000
Southport SouthSefton 5,15325 £190,000
Southport WaterfrontSefton 6,3058 £139,000

People living in PR8 Census 2021

Residents85,753
Median age (est.)47
Density585per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above33%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 7%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 33% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in PR8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PR8 district.

Ainsdale Formby Southport

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PR8.

PR9 L37 L38 L39 L31 L29 L40 L23

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.