L40 5BU
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Property report — L40 5BU
Open-data due diligence for L40 5BU and the area around it.
L40 5BU in brief: 6 recorded sales (£244,995–£345,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for L40 5BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the L40 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£241,955
Population
16,107
Crimes recorded
15
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
90%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in L40 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (10 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-07 | £345,000 | 4 OAK MEWS | Detached |
| 2016-12-16 | £244,995 | 3 OAK MEWS | Detached |
| 2016-12-09 | £284,995 | 5 OAK MEWS | Detached |
| 2016-12-09 | £244,995 | 4 OAK MEWS | Detached |
| 2016-11-25 | £269,995 | 2 OAK MEWS | Detached |
| 2016-11-11 | £269,995 | 1 OAK MEWS | Detached |
6 recorded sales on L40 5BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Burscough Village Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Burscough Priory Academy | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Burscough Bridge Methodist School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE (0.5 mi) · LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY (0.5 mi) · STANLEY COURT SURGERY (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ORMSKIRK AND DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · ORMSKIRK & DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · RENACRES HOSPITAL (4.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: JUNCTION BRIDGE AT TOP LOCKS (THAT PART IN LATHOM) LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL JUNCTION BRIDGE AT TOP LOCKS (THAT PART IN BURSCOUGH) (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · JUNCTION BRIDGE CANAL BASIN AND FORMER DRY DOCK, TOP LOCKS (THAT PART IN LATHOM) LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL JUNCTION BRIDGE CANAL BASIN AND FORMER DRY DOCK, TOP LOCKS (THAT PART IN BURSCOUGH) (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL TOP LOCKS, UPPER LOCK (THAT PART IN BURSCOUGH) TOP LOCKS, UPPER LOCK (THAT PART IN LATHOM) (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: FISHLOCKS PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · BURSCOUGH PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · J HALTON (2.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Burscough Junction (0.3 mi) · Burscough Bridge (0.7 mi) · Hoscar (1.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.7 mi) · Aldi (1.4 mi) · Booths (1.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 6,185
Owned 74% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for L40 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in L40 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 15/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for L40 5BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictL40 | SectorL40 5 | PostcodeL40 5BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £339,044 | £241,955 | £276,663 |
| Population | 35,764 | 16,107 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 87 | 15 | — |
| Schools | 18 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 80% | 90% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (L40 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.