PR9 8AX
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Property report — PR9 8AX
Open-data due diligence for PR9 8AX and the area around it.
PR9 8AX in brief: 39 recorded sales (£40,000–£217,500) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for PR9 8AX itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the PR9 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£239,550
Population
16,739
Crimes recorded
44
Schools
7
Flood risk
Very low
Gigabit broadband
82%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in PR9 8, 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 (41 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-21 | £198,000 | 22 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-07-28 | £190,000 | 25 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-08-23 | £217,500 | 9 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-01-31 | £180,000 | 21 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-06-01 | £177,500 | 22 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-01-10 | £152,000 | 19 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-08-20 | £130,000 | 16 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-08-18 | £149,000 | 9 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-02-07 | £155,500 | 15 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-07-03 | £160,000 | 18 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-10-26 | £165,000 | 4 RUFFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-12-12 | £115,000 | 3 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-10-04 | £171,500 | 10 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-08 | £135,000 | 5 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-04-13 | £130,000 | 26 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-07-08 | £145,000 | 23 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-01-19 | £121,500 | 26 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-02-27 | £139,000 | 25 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-01-30 | £108,000 | 6 RUFFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2010-06-29 | £150,000 | 21 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-10-16 | £148,000 | 15 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-09-18 | £155,000 | 18 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-06-19 | £121,000 | 13 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-02 | £165,000 | 8 RUFFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-09-25 | £119,950 | 5 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-16 | £155,000 | 10 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-06-12 | £130,000 | 12 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-01-20 | £156,750 | 11 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-04-28 | £151,650 | 25 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-31 | £132,000 | 21 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-04 | £117,950 | 15 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-06-28 | £82,500 | 8 RUFFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-05-31 | £78,500 | 4 RUFFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-03-01 | £40,000 | 25 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-27 | £42,000 | 21 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-02-12 | £47,500 | 3 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-16 | £40,000 | 17 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-07-19 | £46,000 | 15 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-06-07 | £44,950 | 26 RUFFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
39 recorded sales on PR9 8AX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks St Stephen's CofE School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Banks Methodist School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Larkfield Primary School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Marshside Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Churchtown Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
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: THE CORNER SURGERY (DR MULLA) (1.3 mi) · THE MARSHSIDE SURGERY (1.3 mi) · CHURCHTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE (1.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HARTLEY HOSPITAL (3.3 mi) · SOUTHPORT AND FORMBY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.5 mi) · UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE OUTPOSTED NEPHROLOGY CLINIC (3.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Banks War Memorial (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CHURCH OF ST JOHN (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · SCARISBRICK MAUSOLEUM TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BANKS PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · FYLDE ROAD PHARMACY (1.3 mi) · CAMBRIDGE ROAD PHARMACY (1.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Meols Cop (2.8 mi) · Southport (3.6 mi) · Bescar Lane (3.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.4 mi) · Co-op Food (1.4 mi) · Spar (2.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 51
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 7,222
Owned 81% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for PR9 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in PR9 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 40/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 | DistrictPR9 | SectorPR9 8 | PostcodePR9 8AX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £249,971 | £239,550 | £129,827 |
| Population | 54,776 | 16,739 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 321 | 44 | — |
| Schools | 17 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 80% | 82% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 95% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (PR9 8); 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 2 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
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