Postcode L31 8EG (Sefton)

Map showing L31 8EG and nearby postcodes

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

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

The closest road name to L31 8EG is South Meade which is centered 26 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Shop Lane and is 239 m away. The closest railway station is Maghull Rail Station, 1.66 km away.

The closest primary school to L31 8EG (for ages 11 and under) is Green Park Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 27, 2019. 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 8EG is Wellington Recreation Social Club and is 1.27 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 1.72 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 29, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 125.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.4 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 8EG 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 8EG and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

South Meade 26 m
Bankhouse Drive 64 m
Green Park Drive 75 m
Apsley Brow 125 m
Hinchley Green 152 m
Glebe Close 155 m
Cannock Green 156 m
Bartlett Close 183 m
Milton Way 207 m
Empress Close 211 m
Manor House Close 261 m
Green Lane 271 m
Greenville Drive 320 m
Dawson Gardens 351 m
Swalegate 363 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode L31 8EG

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 8EG - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Green Park Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
609 m
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Good
(April 20, 2017)
609 m
Maghull High School Good
(January 26, 2022)
784 m
Deyes High School Good
(March 14, 2019)
896 m
St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull 896 m
Maricourt Catholic High School Requires improvement
(October 17, 2018)
1.19 km
St George's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
1.27 km
Northway Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
1.33 km
Lydiate Primary School Good
(May 16, 2019)
1.57 km
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate 1.66 km
Hudson Primary School Good
(November 21, 2017)
1.69 km
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
1.69 km
Summerhill Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
1.92 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2018)
2.44 km
The Grange Primary School Good
(January 11, 2018)
2.8 km
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 15, 2017)
3.18 km
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 6, 2014)
3.33 km
Netherton Moss Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
3.51 km
Newfield School Good
(April 12, 2018)
3.55 km
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy 3.66 km

Nearby Food

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

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

Nearby Travel Links

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

Shop Lane Bus Stop/Station 239 m
Liverpool Road South Bus Stop/Station 277 m
Milton Way Bus Stop/Station 282 m
Balmoral Road Bus Stop/Station 362 m
Liverpool Road South Bus Stop/Station 370 m
Glovers Lane Taxi Rank 3.12 km
Windermere Drive Taxi Rank 4.53 km
Maghull Rail Station Rail 1.66 km
Maghull Rail Station Rail 1.69 km
Maghull North Rail Station Rail 2.26 km
Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle Ferry 8.55 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 20.63 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.62 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.68 km

Nearby Nature

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

Buckley Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.26 km
Lydiate Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.35 km
Carr Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.43 km
Millfield Clump Woodland Or Forest 3.49 km
Holt Green Woodland Or Forest 3.58 km
Big Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.74 km
Birches Clump Woodland Or Forest 3.8 km
Tower Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.82 km
Massam's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.88 km
Thornton Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.91 km
Long Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.91 km
Gatefield Clump Woodland Or Forest 4.06 km
Searchlight Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.06 km
Keeper's Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.1 km
Border Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.13 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.7 Mbps 125.9 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 15.4 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 20 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 92.1 13.9
300+ Mbps 100% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

38 meters consuming 671,692 kWh - mean 17,676 kWh : median 17,115 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

38 meters consuming 139,330 kWh - mean 3,667 kWh : median 3,382 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for L31 8EG - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.51359000
Longitude -2.95337300
OS Easting 336877
OS Northing 0402302
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