The UK Postcode Database

L40 5SW

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in January 1980
L40 5SW 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 L40 5SW

Junction Lane - 23 properties, USRN 43301146

Alexander Close - 1 property, USRN 43300233

Gower Gardens - 1 property, USRN 43300626

Rees Park - 1 property, USRN 43303818

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5958 / 53°35'44"N

Longitude: -2.8395 / 2°50'22"W

UTM Reference: 30U 510625 5938558

OS Easting: 344538

OS Northing: 411345

OS Grid: SD445113

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 8VMV.1R

Mapcode Global: WH86B.CW39

Open Location Code: 9C5VH5W6+86

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83no92

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 16549 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for L40 5SW on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:29
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) 23:49
Hours of daylight today04:15 to 22:03
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:03 to 04:15
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:53
Moon Rises 23:58

For a full sun and moon calendar for L40 5SW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in L40 5SW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
20 December 2023 Apartment 3, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £160,000
22 September 2023 Apartment 10, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £160,000
4 November 2022 5 the Mews, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £180,000
10 December 2021 Apartment 9, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £145,000
26 November 2021 Apartment 2, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £157,075
28 June 2021 49 Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
26 February 2021 6 the Mews, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £157,500
28 February 2020 5 the Mews, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £165,000
29 June 2018 Apartment 1, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £150,000
8 December 2017 Apartment 10, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,000
23 August 2017 Apartment 1, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £137,000
23 August 2016 5 the Mews, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £120,000
22 May 2015 Carlton Lea, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Semi-detached Freehold £525,000
24 July 2014 49 Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Semi-detached Freehold £197,000
6 November 2013 Apartment 3, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £84,000
13 August 2013 Apartment 7, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £120,000
18 July 2013 Apartment 2, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £125,000
28 May 2013 Apartment 1, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £125,000
6 March 2013 Carlton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Semi-detached Freehold £465,000
11 May 2012 Apartment 8, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £122,500
3 May 2012 Apartment 11, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £120,000
3 May 2012 Apartment 9, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £122,500
23 July 2010 49 Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
13 January 2006 Apartment 4 the Mews, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £162,500
16 November 2005 Apartment 5 the Mews, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Flat/apartment Leasehold £142,500
2 April 2004 Garden Ground Associated with Apartment 6, Sefton House, Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Detached Freehold £615,000
25 August 2000 49 Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
1 October 1999 51 Junction Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 5SW Detached Freehold £147,500

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 5SW

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

West Lancashire

MP

Ashley Dalton Labour

Lancashire County Council
County council electoral division

Burscough & Rufford

Councillor

Rick Edwards Reform UK

West Lancashire Borough Council
District council ward

Burscough Town

Councillors

Patricia Burnside Labour

Andy Fowler Labour

Judy Abbott Labour

L40 5SW also falls within the Civil Parish of Burscough, 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 5SW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00129326 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01025483 West Lancashire 004A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005307 West Lancashire 004 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005303 Burscough Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05014931 Burscough Town 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
E33008748 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
E58000760 Burscough & Rufford ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63008184 Burscough 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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