PR9 0SL Sefton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Norwood. 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 (56% 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): Southport HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Fmr Council Depot, Back Forest Road, Southport, not permissioned (280 m)
- 40 Alexandra Road, Southport, permissioned (680 m)
- 51-53, Alexandra Road, Southport, permissioned (740 m)
- 52, Hoghton Street, Southport, not permissioned (790 m)
- 140, Norwood Road, Southport, permissioned (930 m)
- LAND AT, HAWTHORNE GROVE, SOUTHPORT, permissioned (940 m)
- 133-139, Hart Street, Southport, permissioned (950 m)
- 141b, Hart Street, Southport, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 58%, gigabit 42% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Meols Cop 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m |
| Southport 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Birkdale 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest St Lukes Road Southport | 30 m |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 870 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 35.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Marks Medical Centre (Tcg Medical) | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ten Dental | 820 m |
| Hospital | Hartley Hospital | 670 m |
| Police station | Southport Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Edward Jones | 920 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 760 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 990 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.9 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,270 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m north-west. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north-west |
| Hesketh Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km north |
| King's Gardens and South Marine Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| Southport Beach | Beach | 2.2 km north-west |
| Pitts House Covert | Wood | 2.5 km east |
| The Bog Breast | Wetland | 2.6 km north-west |
| Serpentine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-east |
| Shirdley Hill | Hill | 4.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 38 |
26 of the postcode's 38 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.