Formby
Formby is covered by postcode districts L37 and L38. It is mostly in the Sefton council area: 651 of its 652 postcodes. The other is in West Lancashire. 1 of its 652 postcodes is in Lancashire. ONS lists no county for the other 651.
Every postcode in Formby, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 30
- In use before 2020: 622
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 652 postcodes in Formby that ONS places, 30 are new since 2020 and 622 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5569, longitude -3.0644. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Formby?
Homes sold for a typical £330,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 527 of the 641 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 193 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 69 of its 652 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Formby, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Formby?
Homes in Formby sold for a typical £330,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 292 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £485,000 113 sales
- Semi-detached £300,000 132 sales
- Terraced £248,000 17 sales
- Flat or maisonette £196,500 30 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole L37 district, Formby's main postcode district: a typical £330,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Formby: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Formby?
30 of the 652 postcodes now in use in Formby came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 31 of the 414 homes sold in Formby were newly built (7%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the L37 district, 14%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Formby | Across the L37 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 1 of 292 (Under 1%) | 6 of 301 (2%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 31 of 414 (7%) | 62 of 451 (14%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Formby?
Ofcom reports on 641 of the 652 postcodes in Formby. At 527 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Formby at risk of flooding?
69 of the 652 postcodes in Formby have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 193 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium 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, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and 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
Which schools are in Formby?
The open schools at the postcodes in Formby. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Woodlands Primary School900 m 349 pupils, 342 places
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School900 m 232 pupils, 210 places
- Freshfield Primary School950 m 272 pupils, 271 places
- Redgate Community Primary School1.0 km 259 pupils, 272 places
- St Jerome's Catholic Primary School1.1 km 195 pupils, 210 places
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School1.2 km 365 pupils, 420 places
- Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School1.3 km 238 pupils, 210 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Formby?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Formby is Formby Rail Station, 550 m away in a straight line.
- Formby Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
- Freshfield Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
- Hightown Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Formby?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Formby. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Chapel Lane Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01704 876363 200 mWalk
- The Village Surgery Formby Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01704 878661 200 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Formby safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 1,070 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Formby over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 94 September 2025
- 98 October 2025
- 63 November 2025
- 65 December 2025
- 70 January 2026
- 80 February 2026
- 78 March 2026
- 95 April 2026
- 120 May 2026
- 97 June 2026
- 119 July 2026
- 91 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: other crime 23, vehicle crime 18, robbery 14, bicycle theft 9, possession of weapons 8, theft from the person 2.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Formby?
- Councils
- Sefton (651) and West Lancashire (1)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Sefton Central (651) and West Lancashire (1)
- Police force areas
- Merseyside (651) and Lancashire (1)
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Formby
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Formby is in Sefton; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Sefton about council tax Council tax, on sefton.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Formby
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Formby postcodes
652 postcodes in use in Formby, by district:
Those districts are all in the L postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Formby
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Formby's £330,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Formby
- What is it like to live in Formby?
- Homes sold for a typical £330,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 527 of the 641 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 193 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 69 of its 652 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Formby, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Formby?
- Formby is covered by postcode districts L37 and L38, across 652 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Formby?
- Homes in Formby sold for a typical £330,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 292 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Formby?
- In Formby, primary schools at its postcodes include Woodlands Primary School, Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School and Freshfield Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Formby High School and Range High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Formby have a railway station?
- Yes: Formby is 550 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Formby, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Formby?
- Ofcom reports on 641 of the 652 postcodes in Formby. At 527 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Formby at risk of flooding?
- 69 of the 652 postcodes in Formby have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 193 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Formby?
- 30 of the 652 postcodes now in use in Formby came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 31 of the 414 homes sold in Formby were newly built (7%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the L37 district, 14%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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