Perch Pool Lane Bescar, West Lancashire
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (L40), about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 43300175.
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in West Lancashire costs £2,456 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 47% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bescar Lane, about 750 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 2 to 3 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kew Surgery, about 4.1 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band D (26% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- 4 Bescar Lane, Scarisbrick, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 50 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 2 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| L40 9QN | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| L40 9RJ | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 2 addresses are between 2 m and 3 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L40 9QN | 97% | 47% | 47% | 3% |
| L40 9RJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bescar Lane 2,440 journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| New Lane 2,140 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Meols Cop 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Ionity Southport | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 33.1 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kew Surgery | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Roe Lane Dental Surgery | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Renacres Hospital | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Southport Police Station | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Town Lane Cashzone | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 2,690 m² | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Scarisbrick Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Scarisbrick Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Alker's Gorse | Wood | 380 m east |
| Perch Pool Covert | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Sniddlepool Covert | Wood | 630 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Heath Covert | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Shirdley Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 0 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 0 |
2 of the street's 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (merseyside).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
All the streets in L40 and across West Lancashire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.