Southport Road, Scarisbrick, Southport, PR8 5LE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PR8 5LE has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% of residents 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	49.7%	49.5%	-0.2%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	50.3%	50.5%	0.2%	49.0%	1.5%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	27.9%	27.8%	-0.1%	37.9%	-10.1%
Married: Opposite sex	55.4%	49.8%	-5.6%	44.2%	5.6%
Separated	1.7%	4.3%	2.6%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	7.5%	7.9%	0.4%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	7.5%	10.1%	2.6%	6.1%	4.0%

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	45.2%	39%	-6.2%	48.4%	-9.4%
Good health	35.7%	34.4%	-1.3%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	11.9%	19.2%	7.3%	12.7%	6.5%
Bad health	5.7%	4.6%	-1.1%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	1.2%	1.6%

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	21.8%	21.6%	-0.2%	18.2%	3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	9.7%	-4.2%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.3%	12.2%	-4.1%	13.4%	-1.2%
Apprenticeship	7.5%	6.5%	-1.0%	5.3%	1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	16.2%	4.6%	16.9%	-0.7%
Degree or Similar	25.5%	29.5%	4.0%	33.8%	-4.3%
Other	3.4%	4.3%	0.9%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 96.6% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
White	99.1%	96.6%	-2.5%	81.4%	15.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 97.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	97.9%	97.2%	-0.7%	83.2%	14.0%
European Union	0.6%	2.2%	1.6%	6.1%	-3.9%
Africa	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Middle East and Asia	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	5.6%	-5.3%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	97%	97.5%	0.5%	83.2%	14.3%
10+ Years	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	9.8%	-8.6%
5-10 Years	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.9%	-2.3%
2-5 Years	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.8%	76.7%	9.1%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
No passport held	13%	13.5%	-0.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.9%	37.2%	-9.3%
Christian	65%	46.2%	18.8%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Southport Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Southport Road was 74.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 117.5% higher than the Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Southport Road has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Park and the 317th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 24.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,100

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in PR8 5LE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Southport Road are based on 210 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for West Lancashire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Southport Road, Scarisbrick, Southport, PR8 5LE

Estimated Average Property Prices for PR8 5LE

Average Price
£348,616

Semi-Detached
£295,447

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£388,493

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Southport Road

Average Price
£323,919

Semi-Detached
£256,763

Terraced
£310,372

Detached
£376,313

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£727,246

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Southport Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
229 Southport Road, Southport, Lancashire Detached, an established residential building	£295,000	2025-05-21	£311,755
325 Southport Road, Southport, Lancashire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£190,000	2023-10-24	£204,507
325 Southport Road, Southport, Lancashire Other, an established residential building	£221,000	2023-09-01	£224,999
223 Southport Road, Southport, Lancashire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£366,500	2022-12-02	£418,237
185 Southport Road, Southport, Lancashire Detached, an established residential building	£560,000	2021-06-17	£696,930

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PR8 5LE

Flood Risk

Flood risk from rivers and the sea
Very low flood risk

Flood risk from surface water
Very low flood risk

* Results apply to the surrounding postcode area, not to a specific property.

Flood risk from rivers and the sea

The area around Southport Road, Scarisbrick, Southport, PR8 5LE has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

0 of 12 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of river or sea flood risk.

River and sea flooding includes flooding caused by overflowing rivers, estuaries, tidal waters and coastal surges.

Flood risk from surface water

The area around Southport Road, Scarisbrick, Southport, PR8 5LE has very low surface water flood risk.

1 of 12 properties (8.33%) in this postcode have some level of surface water flood risk.

Surface water flooding can happen when heavy rainfall overwhelms drains, roads, gardens or other hard surfaces.

Employment

PR8 5LE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in PR8 5LE area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 35% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	98
Full-Time Employee	69
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Looking after home or family	14
Student (economically inactive)	9
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1
Unemployed	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	39
Human health and social work activities	29
Manufacturing	18
Construction	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Education	11
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	9
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Transport and storage	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School Southport Road , Scarisbrick L40 9RE	3out of 4	851 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick Hall Road , Scarisbrick L40 9QE	2out of 4	2,339 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kew Woods Primary School Ovington Drive , PR8 6JW	3out of 4	2,388 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kew Woods Primary School Ovington Drive , PR8 6JW	- not rated	2,388 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pinfold Primary School Pinfold Lane , Scarisbrick L40 8HR	- not rated	3,285 yd	Community school	Yes	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	- not rated	2,973 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Meols Cop High School Meols Cop Road , PR8 6JS	3out of 4	2,973 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Stamford Road , Birkdale PR8 4EX	3out of 4	3,884 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Birkdale High School Windy Harbour Road , Birkdale PR8 3DT	- not rated	5,420 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Birkdale High School Windy Harbour Road , Birkdale PR8 3DT	3out of 4	5,420 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King George V College Scarisbrick New Road , PR8 6LR	- not rated	2,984 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southport Education Group Mornington Road , PR9 0TT	- not rated	4,949 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Scarisbrick Hall School Southport Road , Ormskirk L40 9RQ	- not rated	2,608 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Educ8 Southport 197a Sussex Road , PR8 6DG	- not rated	3,460 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arden College 40 Derby Road , Southport PR9 0TZ	- not rated	4,792 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mellowfield School 27 Church Street , PR9 0QT	- not rated	4,867 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tower Dene Preparatory School 59-76 Cambridge Road , PR9 9RH	- not rated	5,251 yd	Other independent 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	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Potting Shed Tea Room	300 Southport Road, Scarisbrick		64 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near PR8 5LE postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	68.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	68.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	68.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	47.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	206.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	28 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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