PR8 2PP Sefton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Duke's. Region: North West.
Streets
- Camberley Close, Southport: 14 addresses
- Esplanade, Southport: 4 addresses
- Coastal Road, Sefton: 2 addresses
- Liverpool Road, Southport: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Chatsworth Road, Hillside: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Camberley Close, Hillside: 1 address
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 E (24% of about 890 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
- Sunshine House, 2, Oxford Road, Southport, permissioned (210 m)
- 8, Oxford Road, Southport, permissioned (260 m)
- 19, OXFORD ROAD, SOUTHPORT, permissioned (340 m)
- Birkdale Sch Hearing Impaired, 40, Lancaster Road, Southport, permissioned (870 m)
- 18-20, Granville Road, Southport, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Birkdale 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Hillside 642,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Southport 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Oxford Road Birkdale | 210 m |
| Car parks | Southport Park and Ride | 940 m |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 35.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grange Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Ten Dental | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Hartley Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Southport Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Southport Weld Parade, Birkdale Cashzone | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Park 16 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Birkdale Irrigation Allotment Society 4.3 ha | 2.6 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 16 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Camberley Close.