PR8 3HR postcode in Southport, Sefton

PR8 3HR is a postcode in Southport, in the Ainsdale ward of Sefton. It is in the Sefton Central parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 14% of homes and businesses can get it. Sefton: 88% Typical price £249,000 Homes sold in PR8 3, last 12 months. ▼ 2.4% on the year before Nearest station Ainsdale 400 m in a straight line

Where PR8 3HR is, and what is near it

Map of PR8 3HR and what is near it Map of PR8 3HR: its centre point, with the 243 other postcodes in the PR8 3 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. PR8 3BF: also in PR8 3PR8 3BH: also in PR8 3PR8 3BJ: also in PR8 3PR8 3BL: also in PR8 3PR8 3BQ: also in PR8 3PR8 3BU: also in PR8 3PR8 3HH: also in PR8 3PR8 3HJ: also in PR8 3PR8 3HL: also in PR8 3PR8 3HN: also in PR8 3PR8 3HS: also in PR8 3PR8 3HT: also in PR8 3PR8 3HU: also in PR8 3PR8 3HW: also in PR8 3PR8 3JA: also in PR8 3PR8 3JE: also in PR8 3PR8 3JF: also in PR8 3PR8 3JH: also in PR8 3PR8 3JJ: also in PR8 3PR8 3JN: also in PR8 3PR8 3JP: also in PR8 3PR8 3JR: also in PR8 3PR8 3JT: also in PR8 3PR8 3JU: also in PR8 3PR8 3JW: also in PR8 3PR8 3JX: also in PR8 3PR8 3JY: also in PR8 3PR8 3JZ: also in PR8 3PR8 3LA: also in PR8 3PR8 3LB: also in PR8 3PR8 3LE: also in PR8 3PR8 3LF: also in PR8 3PR8 3LG: also in PR8 3PR8 3LH: also in PR8 3PR8 3LJ: also in PR8 3PR8 3LN: also in PR8 3PR8 3LP: also in PR8 3PR8 3LQ: also in PR8 3PR8 3LR: also in PR8 3PR8 3LS: also in PR8 3PR8 3LT: also in PR8 3PR8 3LU: also in PR8 3PR8 3LW: also in PR8 3PR8 3LZ: also in PR8 3PR8 3NA: also in PR8 3PR8 3NB: also in PR8 3PR8 3ND: also in PR8 3PR8 3NE: also in PR8 3PR8 3NF: also in PR8 3PR8 3NG: also in PR8 3PR8 3NH: also in PR8 3PR8 3NJ: also in PR8 3PR8 3NL: also in PR8 3PR8 3NP: also in PR8 3PR8 3NQ: also in PR8 3PR8 3PJ: also in PR8 3PR8 3PN: also in PR8 3 Merefield School 1.2 kmBirkdale High School 1.5 kmAinsdale PR8 3HR Map of PR8 3HR and what is near it Map of PR8 3HR: its centre point, with the 243 other postcodes in the PR8 3 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 2.3–3.4 kmAinsdale PR8 3HR
  • PR8 3HR
  • Other postcodes in PR8 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6022, longitude -3.0366)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PR8 3HR?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PR8 3HR?

71% of the homes and businesses at PR8 3HR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 14% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)14% can get it

Sefton: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)71% can get it

Sefton: 99%

The line marks the figure across Sefton.

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

When are the bins collected at PR8 3HR?

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PR8 3HR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PR8 3HR.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Sefton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PR8 3HR: 33,683 properties in Sefton are at high risk (22.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Sefton

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of PR8 3HR is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PR8 3HR?

Homes in PR8 3 sold for a typical £249,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 152 sales, down 2.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£249,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£255,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £336,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £239,000 98 sales
  • Terraced £160,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £129,975 14 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PR8 district: a typical £236,750 from 668 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in PR8 3HR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PR8 3HR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at PR8 3HR

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at PR8 3HR. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PR8 3HR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around PR8 3HR. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PR8 3HR

Band D in Sefton for 2026‑27: £2,583. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,722 (band A) to £3,731 (band F); band B, the most common, is £2,009.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (12%)£1,722
Band Babout 310 (41%)£2,009
Band Cabout 190 (25%)£2,296
Band Dabout 80 (11%)£2,583
Band Eabout 70 (9%)£3,157
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,731
Band Gfewer than 5£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 17% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 43% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Sefton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PR8 3HR is in (ONS area E01006920), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PR8 3HR?

The nearest open schools to PR8 3HR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR8 3HR, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to PR8 3HR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR8 3HR is Ainsdale Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Ainsdale Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Hillside Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fairfield Road, 34 m away.

More stations near PR8 3HR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PR8 3HR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR8 3HR, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PR8 3HR?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PR8 3HR on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PR8 3HR?

The nearest to the centre of PR8 3HR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PR8 3HR?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near PR8 3HR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR8 3HR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near PR8 3HR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR8 3HR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PR8 3HR?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR8 3HR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PR8 3HR in a conservation area?

The centre of PR8 3HR is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PR8 3HR?

Police.uk records 53 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR8 3HR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Public order6 reports
Other theft4 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Shoplifting2 reports

Also: burglary 1, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PR8 3HR

Ward
Ainsdale
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Southport
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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