PR8 5BB postcode in Southport, Sefton
PR8 5BB is a postcode in Southport, in the Kew ward of Sefton. It is in the Southport parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where PR8 5BB is, and what is near it
- PR8 5BB
- Other postcodes in PR8 5: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 11 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 53.6390, longitude -3.0072)
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 5BB?
- SeftonCouncil, for all local services Sefton: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around PR8 5BB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- MerseysidePolice force area
- SouthportParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Patrick Hurley (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Patrick Hurley
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 5BB?
Every home and business at PR8 5BB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Sefton: 88%
Sefton: 99%
The line marks the figure across Sefton.
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 5BB?
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 BinDayBuddySource: 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 5BB 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 5BB.
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 5BB: 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 5BB 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 5BB?
Homes in PR8 5 sold for a typical £216,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 88 sales, down 10% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £352,000 21 sales
- Semi-detached £195,000 52 sales
- Terraced £212,500 12 sales
- Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price
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 postcodeSource: 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 5BB
HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in PR8 5BB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 23 January 2026. The middle sale was £168,000, from £145,000 to £175,000. Across PR8 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £216,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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
What council tax band are homes near PR8 5BB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around PR8 5BB. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (84%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £3,157 (band E); band B, the most common, is £2,009.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 300 (39%) | £1,722 |
| Band B | about 310 (40%) | £2,009 |
| Band C | about 110 (14%) | £2,296 |
| Band D | about 40 (5%) | £2,583 |
| Band E | about 10 (1%) | £3,157 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,731 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,305 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,166 |
When the homes were built
- 84% Before 1900
- 3% 1900 to 1918
- 3% 1919 to 1939
- None 1945 to 1964
- 3% 1965 to 1982
- 4% 1983 to 1999
- 4% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
1945 to 1964, 2010 to 2019, 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 5BB is in (ONS area E01006998), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 5BB?
The nearest open schools to PR8 5BB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 5BB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PR8 5BB is Birkdale Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.
- Birkdale Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
- Southport Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Duke Street, 135 m away.
More stations near PR8 5BB, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near PR8 5BB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR8 5BB, 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.
- Grange Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2026 · Phone 01704 560506 400 mWalk
- The Family Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01704 566646 1.1 kmWalk
- Cumberland House Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01704 501500 1.1 kmWalk
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 5BB?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PR8 5BB 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near PR8 5BB?
The nearest to the centre of PR8 5BB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- St Paul's Dental Care Phone 01704 533686 400 mWalk
- 10 Dental Phone 01704 540250 650 mWalk
- Acorn Dentistry Phone 07766 115425 650 mWalk
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 5BB?
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.
- Southport and Formby District General Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01704 547471 2.0 kmCycle
- Renacres Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01704 841133 5.7 kmDrive
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 5BB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of PR8 5BB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Avalon Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01704 541203 400 mWalk
- Sefton Street Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01704 530329 400 mWalk
- Valmar Care t/a Locharwoods of Birkdale Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01704 564001 650 mWalk
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 5BB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR8 5BB, 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.
- Rowlands Pharmacy, 35 Upper Aughton Road Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 1:20pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 01704 568401 250 mWalk
- Careplus Chemist Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01234 982626 300 mWalk
- Rowlands Pharmacy, 22 Liverpool Road Mon to Fri 9am to 1:30pm, 2pm to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 1:30pm, 2pm to 4pm; Sun closed · Phone 01704 565650 700 mWalk
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 5BB?
The nearest vets to the centre of PR8 5BB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Just Cats Phone +44 1704 544640 100 mWalk
- Town Vets Phone +44 1704 535233 1.3 kmCycle
- Southport Vets 2.7 kmCycle
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 5BB in a conservation area?
The centre of PR8 5BB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
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 5BB?
Police.uk records 343 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR8 5BB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: criminal damage and arson 18, vehicle crime 11, burglary 6, other crime 6, theft from the person 5, robbery 5, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for PR8 5BB
- Ward
- Kew
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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