Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1PN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding PR8 1PN is primarily male, with 54.4% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.6%	45.6%	1.0%	51.0%	-5.4%
Male	55.4%	54.4%	-1.0%	49.0%	5.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around PR8 1PN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	51.8%	49.2%	-2.6%	37.9%	11.3%
Married: Opposite sex	26.5%	25.6%	-0.9%	44.2%	-18.6%
Separated	3.3%	3.6%	0.3%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	14.3%	17.6%	3.3%	9.1%	8.5%
Widowed	4.1%	3.9%	-0.2%	6.1%	-2.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.1%	40.4%	2.3%	48.4%	-8.0%
Good health	35.6%	30.9%	-4.7%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	16.5%	16%	-0.5%	12.7%	3.3%
Bad health	7.9%	11.7%	3.8%	4.0%	7.7%
Very bad health	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.7%	25.7%	2.0%	18.2%	7.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	12.2%	-2.1%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.1%	10.1%	-7.0%	13.4%	-3.3%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	8.6%	5.3%	5.3%	3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	10.1%	1.9%	16.9%	-6.8%
Degree or Similar	15.5%	28.8%	13.3%	33.8%	-5.0%
Other	18%	4.4%	-13.6%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.4%	1.9%	1.5%	1.1%	0.8%
Chinese	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	0.7%	2.6%	1.9%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.2%
White	91.7%	87.6%	-4.1%	81.4%	6.2%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	2.5%	3.8%	1.3%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.5%	54.1%	-11.4%	83.2%	-29.1%
European Union	24.5%	37.8%	13.3%	6.1%	31.7%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	4%	1.4%	-2.6%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	3.2%	5.7%	2.5%	5.6%	0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.1%	53.8%	-11.3%	83.2%	-29.4%
10+ Years	8.6%	16.7%	8.1%	9.8%	6.9%
5-10 Years	11.9%	10.2%	-1.7%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	11.2%	9.3%	-1.9%	2.2%	7.1%
Less than 2 years	3.2%	10%	6.8%	1.9%	8.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	50%	76.7%	-26.7%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Poland	8.8%	1.3%	7.5%
Romania	8.3%	0.9%	7.4%
Other EU countries	9.3%	1.5%	7.8%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	15.7%	13.5%	2.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33%	37.2%	-4.2%
Christian	51.3%	46.2%	5.1%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	7.4%	6.5%	0.9%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Lord Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lord Street was 493.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 567.6% higher than the Cambridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lord Street has the 5th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge and the 14th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 250.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 19.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,700

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in PR8 1PN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lord Street are based on 662 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sefton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1PN

Estimated Average Property Prices for PR8 1PN

Average Price
£154,231

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£154,231

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lord Street

Average Price
£343,250

Semi-Detached
£343,751

Terraced
£505,808

Detached
£188,929

Flats/Maisonettes
£182,298

Other
£1,392,700

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lord Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
40 Viceroy Court Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£41,000	1997-02-28	£154,823

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PR8 1PN

Employment

PR8 1PN area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 10% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in PR8 1PN area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	120
Student (economically inactive)	51
Self-Employed	38
Unemployed	38
Retired	37
Part-Time Employee	33
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Looking after home or family	22
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	42
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	18
Manufacturing	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Other	8
Transport and storage	7
Education	7
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4
Information and communication	4
Construction	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crossens Nursery School Preston New Road , PR9 8PA	4out of 4	3,655 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport Manchester Road , PR9 9AZ	3out of 4	657 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's Church of England Primary School Hampton Road , PR8 6SS	3out of 4	1,361 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Linaker Primary School Sefton Street , PR8 5DB	3out of 4	1,519 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Norwood Crescent , PR9 7DU	3out of 4	1,871 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norwood Primary School Norwood Crescent , PR9 7DU	3out of 4	1,914 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Meols Cop High School Meols Cop Road , PR8 6JS	4out of 4	2,650 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Stamford Road , PR8 4EX	2out of 4	2,866 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stanley High School Fleetwood Road , PR9 9TF	1out of 4	3,245 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenbank High School Hastings Road , PR8 2LT	4out of 4	3,693 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Birkdale High School Windy Harbour Road , Birkdale PR8 3DT	3out of 4	4,796 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southport College Mornington Road , PR9 0TT	- not rated	623 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arden College 40 Derby Road , PR9 0TZ	- not rated	765 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Presfield High School and Specialist College Preston New Road , Churchtown PR9 8PA	3out of 4	3,719 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Peterhouse School Preston New Road , Churchtown PR9 8PA	4out of 4	3,769 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shamraat Restaurant	8 Stanley Street	41 yd
Fuego's	3 Stanley Street	41 yd
Caffe Dolce	409/411 Lord Street	52 yd
Embassy Restaurant	24-26 Nevill Street	61 yd
Flavours Ice Cream	32-34 Nevill Street	61 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Union Club	2 Bath Street	44 yd
BB'S Bar	20 Nevill Street	61 yd
Oast House	12-14 Stanley Street	61 yd
Bailey's Wine Bar	459 Lord Street	80 yd
Bar 1	1 Bath Street	116 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ice Cupp	18 Nevill Street	61 yd
Side Street	22 Nevill Street	67 yd
SFC Takeaway Southport Ltd	15 Nevill Street	110 yd
Jacksons Traditional Fish and Chips	21-23 Nevill Street	110 yd
Just Wings	4-6 Cable Street	137 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarket, Lord Street	166 yd
Plaza Supermarket	571 Lord Street	266 yd
Tesco Express	50-52 Chapel Street	328 yd
Marks & Spencer	34-38 Chapel Street	368 yd
Farmfoods Ltd	Farmfoods Freezer Centre, Lord Street	464 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Victoria Leisure PROMENADE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	159 yd
Spindles Health & Leisure (Southport) LORD STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	335 yd
Everlast Fitness Club (Southport) 34-36 34-36 TULKETH STREET	health and fitness suite	404 yd
The Vincent Hotel LORD STREET	health and fitness suite	445 yd
Ymca (Southport) (Closed) Hoghton Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts	499 yd
Royal Clifton Health Club 1-9 1-9 PROMENADE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	510 yd
Southport College Sports Centre MORNINGTON ROAD	health and fitness suite	552 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Southport) OCEAN PLAZA OCEAN PLAZA MARINE PARADE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	682 yd
Anytime Fitness (Southport) GARRICK PARADE GARRICK PARADE LORD STREET	health and fitness suite	809 yd
Body Pulse Fitness - Warehouse Gym UNIT 3 REAR OF 30 UNIT 3 REAR OF 30 VIRGINIA STREET	health and fitness suite	846 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of PR8 1PN