PR8 2JZ Sefton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Duke's. Region: North West.
Streets
- Sandringham Road, Southport: 21 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Sefton in 2026-27: Band D £2,583 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,722 | £2,009 | £2,296 | £2,583 | £3,157 | £3,731 | £4,305 | £5,166 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (51% of about 720 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 1.0 km
- Birkdale Sch Hearing Impaired, 40, Lancaster Road, Southport, permissioned (190 m)
- 18-20, Granville Road, Southport, permissioned (340 m)
- 8, Oxford Road, Southport, permissioned (710 m)
- Sunshine House, 2, Oxford Road, Southport, permissioned (750 m)
- 19, OXFORD ROAD, SOUTHPORT, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 9 m and 15 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 65%, gigabit 65% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hillside 642,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m |
| Birkdale 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Southport 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Selworthy Road Birkdale | 210 m |
| Car parks | Southport Park and Ride | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 34.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Family Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Hartley Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Southport Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Southport Weld Parade, Birkdale Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,910 m² | 860 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 410 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | Birkdale Irrigation Allotment Society 4.3 ha | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is King's Gardens and South Marine Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.4 km north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Gardens and South Marine Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Birkdale Hills | Hills | 1.7 km south-west |
| Birkdale Sands | Beach | 1.9 km north-west |
| The Bog Breast | Wetland | 2.8 km north |
| King's Covert | Wood | 3.0 km south-east |
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north-east |
| Southport Beach | Beach | 3.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 21 |
1 of the postcode's 21 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Sandringham Road.