Postcode L31 8AH (Sefton)

Map showing L31 8AH and nearby postcodes

The postcode L31 8AH is located in Sefton, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. L31 8AH is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

L31 8AH is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of L31 8AH as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to L31 8AH is Claremont Avenue which is centered 119 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Old Racecourse Road and is 153 m away. The closest railway station is Maghull Rail Station, 1.53 km away.

The closest primary school to L31 8AH (for ages 11 and under) is St George's Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 31, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Maghull High School. The last OFSTED inspection on January 26, 2022 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of L31 8AH is Wellington Recreation Social Club and is 1.01 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 20, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Greggs and is 1.17 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 29, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 166.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for L31 8AH is covered by the Merseyside police force association and Sefton is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to L31 8AH and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to L31 8AH, and the approximate distance away.

Claremont Avenue 119 m
Rosslyn Avenue 125 m
Old Racecourse Road 160 m
Sefton Lane 167 m
Old Moat Lane 227 m
Gainsborough Avenue 232 m
Lincoln Green 252 m
Sefton Drive 263 m
Hathaway 301 m
B5422 2.19 km
A565 3.17 km
A506 3.61 km
A5147 5.3 km
A570 8.02 km
M58 8.95 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode L31 8AH

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from L31 8AH - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Maghull High School Good
(January 26, 2022)
309 m
St George's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
953 m
Deyes High School Good
(March 14, 2019)
1.06 km
St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull 1.06 km
Maricourt Catholic High School Requires improvement
(October 17, 2018)
1.07 km
Green Park Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
1.17 km
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Good
(April 20, 2017)
1.17 km
Hudson Primary School Good
(November 21, 2017)
1.29 km
Northway Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
1.72 km
Summerhill Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
1.85 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2018)
1.9 km
Lydiate Primary School Good
(May 16, 2019)
2.13 km
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate 2.15 km
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
2.25 km
The Grange Primary School Good
(January 11, 2018)
2.35 km
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 15, 2017)
2.64 km
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 6, 2014)
2.83 km
Netherton Moss Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
3.01 km
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
3.12 km
Aintree Davenhill Primary School Good
(September 11, 2018)
3.16 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from L31 8AH - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Asap Cargo Ltd Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
August 12, 2021
455 m
Ink Pots Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 6, 2020
455 m
Willowbank Day Care Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 1, 2021
768 m
Wellington Recreation Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 20, 2021
1.01 km
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
1.17 km
Spar Kilwaughter Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
1.17 km
Inver Garden Centre Retailers - other Exempt
July 3, 2019
1.39 km
Gillian Millar childminder Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
February 19, 2021
1.44 km
The Beeches Bakehouse Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 21, 2020
1.58 km
Larne Adult Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 8, 2021
1.96 km
Practically Perfect Cheesecake Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 26, 2019
1.97 km
SPAR Linn Road Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 28, 2021
2.11 km
Eatwell Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
November 11, 2020
2.12 km
Larne Community Care Centre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
April 8, 2022
2.12 km
Cape Cod Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 27, 2020
2.12 km
Horizon Sure Start Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 8, 2021
2.38 km
St Anthonys Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 5, 2021
2.38 km
St Anthony's Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 5, 2021
2.38 km
R J Mc Dowell + Son Retailers - other 4
Good
March 2, 2022
2.52 km
Linn Primary School: Nursery Unit School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 7, 2021
2.53 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to L31 8AH - Data from Apr 2022

Old Racecourse Road Bus Stop/Station 153 m
Sefton Drive Bus Stop/Station 163 m
Maghull High School Bus Stop/Station 230 m
Liverpool Road South Bus Stop/Station 274 m
Liverpool Road South Bus Stop/Station 310 m
Glovers Lane Taxi Rank 2.59 km
Windermere Drive Taxi Rank 4.34 km
Maghull Rail Station Rail 1.53 km
Maghull Rail Station Rail 1.54 km
Maghull North Rail Station Rail 2.44 km
Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle Ferry 8.02 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 20.12 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.49 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.54 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to L31 8AH - Data from Dec 2021

Buckley Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.83 km
Millfield Clump Woodland Or Forest 3.59 km
Thornton Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.79 km
Carr Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.83 km
Lydiate Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.86 km
Big Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.87 km
Tower Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.87 km
Long Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.88 km
Birches Clump Woodland Or Forest 3.95 km
Moor Hey Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.01 km
Holt Green Woodland Or Forest 4.04 km
Massam's Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.06 km
Border Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.06 km
Bens Gorse Belt Woodland Or Forest 4.11 km
Gatefield Clump Woodland Or Forest 4.18 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for L31 8AH - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 166.8 Mbps 1096 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.6 Mbps 49 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 22 2.7
30-300 Mbps 0% 100.9 12.9
300+ Mbps 100% 844.5 44

Gas Consumption

24 meters consuming 421,025 kWh - mean 17,543 kWh : median 17,341 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

26 meters consuming 95,025 kWh - mean 3,655 kWh : median 3,122 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for L31 8AH - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.50855800
Longitude -2.95422500
OS Easting 336813
OS Northing 0401743
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
20892
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sefton Central
Electoral Ward Park
Local Authority District Sefton
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Liverpool City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Merseyside

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000014
Travel To Work Area Liverpool

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Sefton
Cancer Alliance Cheshire and Merseyside
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cheshire and Merseyside
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South Sefton CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Maghull BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33006647
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Sefton 020
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Sefton 020C
Output Area / Small Area 6B3