L40 5XD
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Property report — L40 5XD
Open-data due diligence for L40 5XD and the area around it.
L40 5XD in brief: 20 recorded sales (£61,750–£745,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for L40 5XD 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
Low
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-02 | £215,000 | 16 BRIARS BROOK | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-25 | £163,000 | 22 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2016-09-01 | £170,000 | 23 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2015-05-29 | £265,000 | 27 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2014-11-04 | £270,000 | 25 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2012-01-16 | £210,000 | 21 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2009-07-31 | £190,000 | 14 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2008-06-23 | £185,000 | 16 BRIARS BROOK | Semi-detached |
| 2008-03-20 | £745,000 | BRIARS MILL, 29 BRIARS BROOK | Detached |
| 2007-05-25 | £185,000 | 25 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2006-03-10 | £150,000 | 27 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2005-11-18 | £225,000 | 24 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2003-06-04 | £139,950 | 14 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2003-01-23 | £120,000 | 10 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2002-09-27 | £165,000 | 24 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 2001-09-07 | £485,000 | BRIARS MILL, 29 BRIARS BROOK | Detached |
| 1997-10-01 | £70,500 | 10 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 1996-02-23 | £69,300 | 14 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 1996-01-10 | £89,000 | 24 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
| 1995-05-31 | £61,750 | 10 BRIARS BROOK | Terraced |
20 recorded sales on L40 5XD. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Burscough Village Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Burscough Priory Academy | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
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 (0.9 mi) · LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY (0.9 mi) · STANLEY COURT SURGERY (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ORMSKIRK AND DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · ORMSKIRK & DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (4.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: VINE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · BRIARS BROOK CULVERT (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · JUNCTION BRIDGE AT TOP LOCKS (THAT PART IN LATHOM) LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL JUNCTION BRIDGE AT TOP LOCKS (THAT PART IN BURSCOUGH) (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: FISHLOCKS PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · BURSCOUGH PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · J HALTON (2.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Burscough Junction (0.7 mi) · Hoscar (0.9 mi) · Burscough Bridge (1.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.1 mi) · Aldi (1.6 mi) · Booths (1.7 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
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 5XD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £339,044 | £241,955 | £208,675 |
| 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 1 July 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.