The UK Postcode Database

L40 2QR

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in January 1980
L40 2QR Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with L40 2QR

Sycamore Close - 11 properties, USRN 7400768

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6288 / 53°37'43"N

Longitude: -2.7679 / 2°46'4"W

UTM Reference: 30U 515351 5942246

OS Easting: 349316

OS Northing: 414967

OS Grid: SD493149

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9V3G.KX

Mapcode Global: WH86C.G16Y

Open Location Code: 9C5VJ6HJ+GV

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83op70

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Communal Retirement Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27565 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for L40 2QR on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:28
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:54
Sunrise 04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:33
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:24
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:50
Hours of daylight today04:15 to 22:03
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:03 to 04:14
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:52
Moon Rises 23:58

For a full sun and moon calendar for L40 2QR, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in L40 2QR

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 April 2022 6 Sycamore Close, Mawdesley, Ormskirk L40 2QR Detached Freehold £220,000
12 July 2019 4 Sycamore Close, Mawdesley, Ormskirk L40 2QR Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
12 April 2019 3 Sycamore Close, Mawdesley, Ormskirk L40 2QR Detached Freehold £290,000
6 June 2014 4 Sycamore Close, Mawdesley, Ormskirk L40 2QR Semi-detached Freehold £192,000
28 October 2011 5 Sycamore Close, Mawdesley, Ormskirk L40 2QR Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
15 February 2008 4 Sycamore Close, Mawdesley, Ormskirk L40 2QR Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
29 September 2006 8 Sycamore Close, Mawdesley, Ormskirk L40 2QR Detached Freehold £218,000
30 May 2002 5 Sycamore Close, Mawdesley, Ormskirk L40 2QR Semi-detached Freehold £88,000
29 September 2000 4 Sycamore Close, Mawdesley, Ormskirk L40 2QR Semi-detached Freehold £82,500
10 December 1999 8 Sycamore Close, Mawdesley, Ormskirk L40 2QR Detached Freehold £118,000

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 L40 2QR

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

South Ribble

MP

Paul Foster Labour

Lancashire County Council
County council electoral division

Chorley Rural West

Councillor

Mark Wade Reform UK

Chorley Borough Council
District council ward

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South

Councillors

Alan Platt Conservative

Craige Southern Conservative

Debra Platt Conservative

L40 2QR also falls within the Civil Parish of Mawdesley, 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 L40 2QR

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00126718 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024964 Chorley 007A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005195 Chorley 007 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005156 Mawdesley Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05013075 Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 6 May 2021 DLUHC
E07000118 Chorley 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
E14001491 South Ribble Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000003 Lancashire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000255 Preston Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33008187 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000019 Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 April 2011 BEIS
E38000034 NHS Chorley and South Ribble 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
E58000764 Chorley Rural West ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63008150 Mawdesley Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
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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