Postcode L31 8BZ (Sefton)

Map showing L31 8BZ and nearby postcodes

The postcode L31 8BZ is located in Sefton, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in November 2018 and is an active postcode. L31 8BZ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

L31 8BZ 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 8BZ as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to L31 8BZ is Bartlett Close which is centered 24 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Liverpool Road South and is 72 m away. The closest railway station is Maghull Rail Station, 1.46 km away.

The closest primary school to L31 8BZ (for ages 11 and under) is St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull. 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 8BZ is Wellington Recreation Social Club and is 1.07 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 1.6 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 29, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 277.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 29.8 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 1.5 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 8BZ 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 8BZ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Bartlett Close 24 m
Greenville Drive 144 m
Manor House Close 149 m
Bankhouse Drive 170 m
South Meade 206 m
Glebe Close 213 m
Balmoral Road 246 m
Shop Lane 279 m
Green Park Drive 280 m
Parkfield Grove 292 m
Holmefield Grove 295 m
Windsor Road 306 m
Apsley Brow 306 m
Westover Road 307 m
Buckingham Road 323 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode L31 8BZ

Introduction November 2018
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 8BZ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Maghull High School Good
(January 26, 2022)
653 m
Deyes High School Good
(March 14, 2019)
716 m
St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull 716 m
Green Park Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
748 m
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Good
(April 20, 2017)
748 m
Maricourt Catholic High School Requires improvement
(October 17, 2018)
986 m
St George's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
1.08 km
Northway Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
1.25 km
Hudson Primary School Good
(November 21, 2017)
1.5 km
Lydiate Primary School Good
(May 16, 2019)
1.64 km
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate 1.65 km
Summerhill Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
1.72 km
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
1.76 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2018)
2.4 km
The Grange Primary School Good
(January 11, 2018)
2.83 km
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 15, 2017)
3.15 km
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 6, 2014)
3.17 km
Netherton Moss Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
3.51 km
Aintree Davenhill Primary School Good
(September 11, 2018)
3.55 km
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
3.62 km

Nearby Food

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

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

Nearby Travel Links

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

Liverpool Road South Bus Stop/Station 72 m
Balmoral Road Bus Stop/Station 156 m
Balmoral Road Bus Stop/Station 179 m
Liverpool Road South Bus Stop/Station 225 m
Shop Lane Bus Stop/Station 233 m
Glovers Lane Taxi Rank 3.1 km
Windermere Drive Taxi Rank 4.33 km
Kirkby Bus Station Taxi Rank 5.29 km
Maghull Rail Station Rail 1.46 km
Maghull Rail Station Rail 1.48 km
Maghull North Rail Station Rail 2.1 km
Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle Ferry 8.52 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 20.47 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.42 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.47 km

Nearby Nature

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

Buckley Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.3 km
Lydiate Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.53 km
Holt Green Woodland Or Forest 3.54 km
Big Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.57 km
Carr Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.63 km
Millfield Clump Woodland Or Forest 3.68 km
Massam's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.73 km
Birches Clump Woodland Or Forest 4 km
Tower Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.01 km
Thornton Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.06 km
Long Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.08 km
Gatefield Clump Woodland Or Forest 4.26 km
Searchlight Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.26 km
Keeper's Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.29 km
Border Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.3 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 133.5 Mbps 277.1 Mbps 1000 Mbps
Upload 20 Mbps 29.8 Mbps 115 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% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 113.1 14.8
300+ Mbps 100% 703.4 68.8

Gas Consumption

18 meters consuming 177,010 kWh - mean 9,834 kWh : median 10,226 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

19 meters consuming 62,393 kWh - mean 3,284 kWh : median 3,022 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for L31 8BZ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.51261100
Longitude -2.95072600
OS Easting 337051
OS Northing 0402189
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: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
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 6A3