West Lancashire Borough Council

What broadband can you get in West Lancashire?

Across West Lancashire, 86% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 86% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in West Lancashire?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,456 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in West Lancashire are at risk of flooding?

Across West Lancashire, the Environment Agency puts 602 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 330 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In West Lancashire the Environment Agency counts 1,127 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.6% of all its properties), 1,316 at medium risk (1.9%) and 4,097 at low risk (5.9%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Lancashire

West Lancashire has two councils. The county council, Lancashire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemlancashire.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placelancashire.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentslancashire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in West Lancashire

• L31 postcode district12 of its 793 postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• L33 postcode district15 of its 547 postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• L37 postcode district16 of its 685 postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• L39 postcode districtAll 760 of its postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• L40 postcode district517 of its 572 postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• PR4 postcode district256 of its 1,840 postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• PR7 postcode district3 of its 1,508 postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• PR8 postcode district57 of its 1,256 postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• PR9 postcode district135 of its 941 postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• WA11 postcode district2 of its 1,031 postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• WN5 postcode district15 of its 934 postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• WN6 postcode district109 of its 932 postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.
• WN8 postcode districtAll 928 of its postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in West Lancashire.