PR8 3LH
The median sold price for the postcode PR8 3LH is around £305,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 79 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around PR8 3LH (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £150,000 – £313,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across PR8 3, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£236,000(224 sales)
- Detached£350,000(83 sales)
- Flat£129,975(34 sales)
- Terraced£168,000(25 sales)
PR8 3LH median £305,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £217,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Sefton neighbourhood
- Crime: 28% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Sefton and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 0% of premises in PR8 3LH, compared with 80.5% across Sefton and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 74.8% of premises across Sefton (England: 77.9%).
Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 80.5% of premises across Sefton have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Sefton | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 74.8% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 0% | 80.5% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.6% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.05% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 54% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Sefton: more deprived than 51% of its 191 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income5of 10
- Employment4of 10
- Crime4of 10
- Living environment5of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band B (41%). Average Band D in Sefton is £2,583.22 for 2026/27.
That is 8% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band B in Sefton: £2,009.17 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 760 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A12%
- Band B41%
- Band C25%
- Band D11%
- Band E9%
- Band F1%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles (500 m)Ofsted report card, February 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Shoreside Primary School0.7 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted, April 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Shoreside Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Nearest secondary schools
- Birkdale High School0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted report card, April 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Greenbank High School1.4 miles (2.2 km)Ofsted, October 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Greenbank High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre2.2 miles (3.5 km)Ofsted, November 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to PR8 3LH is Ainsdale Rail Station, 0.2 miles (400 m) away in a straight line. There are 15 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.2 miles (400 m)Ainsdale Rail Station
- 1.4 miles (2.3 km)Hillside Rail Station
- 2.3 miles (3.7 km)Birkdale Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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