Postcode L40 7RQ (West Lancashire)

Map showing L40 7RQ and nearby postcodes

The postcode L40 7RQ is located in West Lancashire, in the county of Lancashire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. L40 7RQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

L40 7RQ is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.9 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 L40 7RQ as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.

The closest road name to L40 7RQ is Square Lane which is centered 54 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Richmond Avenue and is 10 m away. The closest railway station is Burscough Junction Rail Station, 525 m away.

The closest primary school to L40 7RQ (for ages 11 and under) is St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 21, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Ormskirk Academy.

The local pub for residents of L40 7RQ is Cairndhu Golf Club Ltd and is 6.99 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 4, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from GANGNAM LARNE LTD and is 8.41 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 17, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 61.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.2 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 2.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for L40 7RQ is covered by the Lancashire police force association and Central Lancashire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to L40 7RQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to L40 7RQ, and the approximate distance away.

Square Lane 54 m
Charnwood Close 187 m
Richmond Avenue 198 m
Elm Road 214 m
Chapel Lane 230 m
Coach House Court 253 m
The Poplars 267 m
Parbold Close 288 m
Thornbridge Avenue 299 m
Belmont Close 339 m
Rivington Drive 340 m
Ellerbrook Drive 461 m
Junction Lane 470 m
B5241 470 m
Liverpool Road South 756 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode L40 7RQ

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 L40 7RQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough Good
(March 21, 2017)
211 m
Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School Good
(January 10, 2019)
456 m
Burscough Priory Academy 949 m
Burscough Village Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
1.02 km
Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School Good
(June 28, 2017)
1.16 km
Burscough Bridge Methodist School Good
(March 8, 2017)
1.22 km
Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School Good
(March 29, 2017)
1.57 km
Ormskirk Church of England Primary School Good
(October 31, 2019)
3.41 km
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(November 20, 2014)
3.44 km
Ormskirk Academy 3.56 km
Ormskirk West End School Good
(June 13, 2019)
3.72 km
Newburgh Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(May 25, 2011)
3.87 km
Turning Point Academy Good
(December 12, 2019)
3.88 km
Wood Edge Independent School Requires improvement
(March 12, 2020)
3.9 km
Ormskirk Asmall Primary School Good
(December 5, 2018)
4.17 km
Maharishi Free School Good
(November 9, 2017)
4.54 km
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
4.62 km
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Requires improvement
(January 15, 2020)
4.72 km
St Bede's Catholic High School Good
(May 8, 2019)
4.75 km
Lathom High School : A Technology College Requires improvement
(December 5, 2018)
4.83 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from L40 7RQ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cairndhu Golf Club Ltd Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 4, 2021
6.99 km
New Fairways Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 22, 2019
6.99 km
Parklands Cafe Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
6.99 km
Rufford Pre School Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 22, 2021
7.23 km
Cairnview B&b Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
January 13, 2022
7.74 km
Spar Ballygally Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 3, 2021
7.76 km
Corran Integrated Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 6, 2020
7.98 km
Ballygally Castle Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 11, 2020
8.05 km
Aramark Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 5, 2019
8.06 km
Just Good Tea Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
8.17 km
Larne Christian Fellowship Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 6, 2018
8.23 km
The Pastry Chef Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
March 22, 2022
8.37 km
GANGNAM LARNE LTD Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 17, 2021
8.41 km
Larne And District Homing Pigeon Society Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 28, 2019
8.41 km
Ruby's Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 1, 2021
8.41 km
Ruby's Bistro Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 12, 2019
8.41 km
Viking Lodge Spar Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 11, 2022
8.41 km
Viking Wineflair Retailers - other Exempt
February 3, 2022
8.41 km
Clanrye Private Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 1, 2021
8.43 km
Glenarm Road Filling Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 2, 2019
8.43 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to L40 7RQ - Data from Apr 2022

Richmond Avenue Bus Stop/Station 10 m
Richmond Avenue Bus Stop/Station 56 m
Richmond Court Bus Stop/Station 153 m
St Johns RCPS Bus Stop/Station 277 m
Pardoe Court Bus Stop/Station 289 m
Burscough Junction Rail Station Rail 525 m
Rail Station Rail 1.37 km
Burscough Bridge Rail Station Rail 1.37 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 28.41 km
Terminal Two Access Air 44.95 km
Terminal Two Access Air 45.01 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to L40 7RQ - Data from Dec 2021

Scutchers Acres Woodland Or Forest 915 m
Bullen's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.17 km
Alice's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.37 km
Lowry Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.69 km
Mains Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Coppy Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
Lady's Walk Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.27 km
The Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.38 km
Lathom Gardens Woodland Or Forest 2.55 km
New Park Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km
Ten Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Smithy Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
Box Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Postillion Cap Inland Water 2.99 km
Black Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.02 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for L40 7RQ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 55.8 Mbps 61.6 Mbps 330 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.2 Mbps 50 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16.3 1.7
30-300 Mbps 0% 72.4 17.6
300+ Mbps 100% 330 50

Gas Consumption

37 meters consuming 587,499 kWh - mean 15,878 kWh : median 16,147 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for L40 7RQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Lancashire
Latitude 53.59291400
Longitude -2.84178200
OS Easting 344381
OS Northing 0411032
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
26509
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Lancashire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
West Lancashire
County Electorial Division Burscough & Rufford ED
Electoral Ward Burscough East
Local Authority District West Lancashire
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Lancashire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Lancashire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000127
Travel To Work Area Liverpool

NHS

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

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Older workers and retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Burscough BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Burscough BUASD
Workplace Zone E33008748
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
West Lancashire 004
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
West Lancashire 004B
Output Area / Small Area 6B4