L31 4ET

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in January 1980

L31 4ET	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with L31 4ET

Altcar Lane - 4 properties, USRN 43301701

Mercer Court - 1 property, USRN 43300773

Cheshire Lines Path - 1 property, USRN 43301950

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5236 / 53°31'25"N

Longitude: -2.9637 / 2°57'49"W

UTM Reference: 30U 502404 5930524

OS Easting: 336205

OS Northing: 403428

OS Grid: SD362034

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 7WRP.4L

Mapcode Global: WH86N.FPXK

Open Location Code: 9C5VG2FP+FG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83mm45

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 13554 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for L31 4ET on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:31
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:55
Sunrise	04:46
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:33
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:24
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:48

Hours of daylight today	04:16 to 22:03
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:03 to 04:15
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:54
Moon Rises	23:59

For a full sun and moon calendar for L31 4ET, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in L31 4ET

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	22 May 2020	Old Gore Barn, Altcar Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool L31 4ET	Other property type	Freehold	£425,742
	10 August 2017	Old Gore House Farm, Altcar Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool L31 4ET	Other property type	Freehold	£455,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for L31 4ET

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

West Lancashire

MP

Ashley Dalton Labour

Lancashire County Council

County council electoral division

West Lancashire West

Councillor

Leon Graham Reform UK

West Lancashire Borough Council

District council ward

Rural West

Councillors

Alexander Blundell Conservative

Jane Marshall Conservative

Marilyn Westley Conservative

L31 4ET also falls within the Civil Parish of Great Altcar, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for L31 4ET

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00129287		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01025474	West Lancashire 003A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005306	West Lancashire 003	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04005306	Great Altcar	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05014938	Rural West	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E07000127	West Lancashire	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000017	Lancashire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001577	West Lancashire	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000003	Lancashire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000233	Liverpool	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33008744		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000019	Lancashire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 April 2011	BEIS
E38000200	NHS West Lancashire CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2016	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000048	NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000018	Lancashire and South Cumbria	Cancer Alliances	Health	14 February 2017	NHS England
E58000829	West Lancashire West ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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