PR8 4DQ Sefton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Birkdale. Region: North West.
Streets
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 B (32% of about 750 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: 3 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 19, St Peters Road, Southport, permissioned (420 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 38%, gigabit 38% 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 | 730 m |
| Hillside 642,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Southport 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Stanley Avenue Birkdale | 40 m |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Southport | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 34.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Family Surgery | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Southport And Formby District General Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Southport Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Southport Weld Parade, Birkdale Cashzone | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,910 m² | 330 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bedford Park 6.5 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | Birkdale Irrigation Allotment Society 4.3 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 74, Liverpool Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m north. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 74, Liverpool Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north |
| King's Gardens and South Marine Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Covert | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| Birkdale Hills | Hills | 2.3 km south-west |
| Birkdale Sands | Beach | 3.0 km north-west |
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north |
| The Bog Breast | Wetland | 3.2 km north |
| Southport Beach | Beach | 3.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 addresses are 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.