L39 3AU West Lancashire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ormskirk West. Region: North West.
Streets
- Halsall Lane, Ormskirk: 19 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in West Lancashire in 2026-27: Band D £2,456 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,910 | £2,183 | £2,456 | £3,002 | £3,548 | £4,094 | £4,912 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (29% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Bath House, 130 Burscough Street, Ormskirk, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Ormskirk & District General Hospital, Pinfold Road, Ormskirk, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Site of Former 111 Aughton Street, Ormskirk, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 10 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 19 addresses are between 38 m and 40 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ormskirk 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Aughton Park 186,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Town Green 410,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fiveways Ormskirk | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Concourse Skelmersdale | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Car Park - Ormskirk | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 26.5 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ormskirk Medical Practice | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Clocktower Pharmacy | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oak Dental Care Limited | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Ormskirk And District General Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cardiff Gate, North Pentwyn | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Halsall Lane Park 4,190 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Coronation Park 6.4 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,880 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 8.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 44 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Cross Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Smithy Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Ruff Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| The Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Lady's Walk Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
| Halsall Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 19 |
17 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Lancashire: see them on the West Lancashire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Halsall Lane.