PR8 6DA postcode in Southport, Sefton

PR8 6DA is a postcode in Southport, in the Norwood ward of Sefton. It is in the Southport 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Sefton: 88% Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in PR8 6, last 12 months. ▼ 2.2% on the year before Nearest station Meols Cop 550 m in a straight line

Where PR8 6DA is, and what is near it

Map of PR8 6DA and what is near it Map of PR8 6DA: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the PR8 6 sector, 4 schools (1 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 19 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PR8 6AA: also in PR8 6PR8 6AB: also in PR8 6PR8 6AD: also in PR8 6PR8 6AE: also in PR8 6PR8 6AF: also in PR8 6PR8 6AG: also in PR8 6PR8 6AH: also in PR8 6PR8 6AJ: also in PR8 6PR8 6AL: also in PR8 6PR8 6AN: also in PR8 6PR8 6AP: also in PR8 6PR8 6AQ: also in PR8 6PR8 6AS: also in PR8 6PR8 6AT: also in PR8 6PR8 6AU: also in PR8 6PR8 6AW: also in PR8 6PR8 6AX: also in PR8 6PR8 6AY: also in PR8 6PR8 6AZ: also in PR8 6PR8 6BA: also in PR8 6PR8 6BB: also in PR8 6PR8 6BD: also in PR8 6PR8 6BE: also in PR8 6PR8 6BF: also in PR8 6PR8 6BG: also in PR8 6PR8 6BH: also in PR8 6PR8 6BN: also in PR8 6PR8 6BP: also in PR8 6PR8 6BQ: also in PR8 6PR8 6BS: also in PR8 6PR8 6BT: also in PR8 6PR8 6BW: also in PR8 6PR8 6BX: also in PR8 6PR8 6BY: also in PR8 6PR8 6BZ: also in PR8 6PR8 6DD: also in PR8 6PR8 6DE: also in PR8 6PR8 6DF: also in PR8 6PR8 6DG: also in PR8 6PR8 6DJ: also in PR8 6PR8 6DL: also in PR8 6PR8 6DP: also in PR8 6PR8 6DQ: also in PR8 6PR8 6DS: also in PR8 6PR8 6DT: also in PR8 6PR8 6DU: also in PR8 6PR8 6DW: also in PR8 6PR8 6DX: also in PR8 6PR8 6DY: also in PR8 6PR8 6DZ: also in PR8 6PR8 6EE: also in PR8 6PR8 6EF: also in PR8 6PR8 6EG: also in PR8 6PR8 6EH: also in PR8 6PR8 6EJ: also in PR8 6PR8 6EL: also in PR8 6PR8 6EN: also in PR8 6PR8 6EP: also in PR8 6PR8 6ER: also in PR8 6PR8 6ET: also in PR8 6PR8 6HA: also in PR8 6PR8 6HB: also in PR8 6PR8 6HD: also in PR8 6PR8 6HE: also in PR8 6PR8 6HF: also in PR8 6PR8 6HG: also in PR8 6PR8 6HH: also in PR8 6PR8 6HJ: also in PR8 6PR8 6HL: also in PR8 6PR8 6HN: also in PR8 6PR8 6HP: also in PR8 6PR8 6HQ: also in PR8 6PR8 6HR: also in PR8 6PR8 6HX: also in PR8 6PR8 6HY: also in PR8 6PR8 6HZ: also in PR8 6PR8 6JA: also in PR8 6PR8 6JB: also in PR8 6PR8 6JD: also in PR8 6PR8 6JE: also in PR8 6PR8 6JF: also in PR8 6PR8 6JG: also in PR8 6PR8 6JH: also in PR8 6PR8 6JJ: also in PR8 6PR8 6JL: also in PR8 6PR8 6JP: also in PR8 6PR8 6JQ: also in PR8 6PR8 6JR: also in PR8 6PR8 6JS: also in PR8 6PR8 6JU: also in PR8 6PR8 6JX: also in PR8 6PR8 6JY: also in PR8 6PR8 6JZ: also in PR8 6PR8 6LB: also in PR8 6PR8 6LE: also in PR8 6PR8 6LS: also in PR8 6PR8 6NX: also in PR8 6PR8 6NZ: also in PR8 6PR8 6PA: also in PR8 6PR8 6PD: also in PR8 6PR8 6PE: also in PR8 6PR8 6PF: also in PR8 6PR8 6PG: also in PR8 6PR8 6PH: also in PR8 6PR8 6PL: also in PR8 6PR8 6PQ: also in PR8 6PR8 6PU: also in PR8 6PR8 6PY: also in PR8 6PR8 6QA: also in PR8 6PR8 6QD: also in PR8 6PR8 6QE: also in PR8 6PR8 6QF: also in PR8 6PR8 6QH: also in PR8 6PR8 6QL: also in PR8 6PR8 6QN: also in PR8 6PR8 6QR: also in PR8 6PR8 6QS: also in PR8 6PR8 6QW: also in PR8 6PR8 6RA: also in PR8 6PR8 6RR: also in PR8 6PR8 6RS: also in PR8 6PR8 6RU: also in PR8 6PR8 6RY: also in PR8 6PR8 6SB: also in PR8 6PR8 6SD: also in PR8 6PR8 6SE: also in PR8 6PR8 6SG: also in PR8 6PR8 6SH: also in PR8 6PR8 6SJ: also in PR8 6PR8 6SL: also in PR8 6PR8 6SP: also in PR8 6PR8 6SQ: also in PR8 6PR8 6SR: also in PR8 6PR8 6SS: also in PR8 6PR8 6ST: also in PR8 6PR8 6SW: also in PR8 6PR8 6SX: also in PR8 6PR8 6SY: also in PR8 6 2 places, 700–800 mSouthport station 1.4 kmSouthport PR8 6DA Map of PR8 6DA and what is near it Map of PR8 6DA: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the PR8 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 19 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Kew PR8 6DA
  • PR8 6DA
  • Other postcodes in PR8 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 19 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 53.6432, longitude -2.9824)

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 6DA?

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 6DA?

Every home and business at PR8 6DA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Sefton: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Sefton: 99%

The line marks the figure across Sefton.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 6DA?

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 6DA 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 6DA.

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 6DA: 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 6DA 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 6DA?

Homes in PR8 6 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 131 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£225,000
12 months to August 2026
£220,000

▼ down 2.2% on the 12 months before

Detached£292,500 28 sales
Semi-detached£220,000 77 sales
Terraced£175,000 15 sales
Flat or maisonette£107,500 11 sales

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 6DA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in PR8 6DA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 July 2024. The middle sale was £211,000, from £195,000 to £252,000. Across PR8 6, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £220,000. 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 6DA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 530 homes in the neighbourhood around PR8 6DA. Over half of them (72%) 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

Council tax bands of the homes around PR8 6DA

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 £2,583 (band D); band B, the most common, is £2,009.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (13%)£1,722
Band Babout 380 (72%)£2,009
Band Cabout 70 (13%)£2,296
Band Dabout 10 (2%)£2,583
Band Ewithheld£3,157
Band Ffewer than 5£3,731
Band Gfewer than 5£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 84% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 1983 to 1999, 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 6DA is in (ONS area E01007061), 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 6DA?

The nearest open schools to PR8 6DA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR8 6DA, 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 6DA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR8 6DA is Meols Cop Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Meols Cop Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Southport Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

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

19 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lime Street, 127 m away.

More stations near PR8 6DA, 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 6DA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR8 6DA, 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 6DA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PR8 6DA 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.

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

Which dentists are near PR8 6DA?

The nearest to the centre of PR8 6DA, 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 6DA?

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 6DA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR8 6DA, 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 6DA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR8 6DA, 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 6DA?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR8 6DA 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 6DA in a conservation area?

The centre of PR8 6DA 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 6DA?

Police.uk records 260 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR8 6DA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences99 reports
Shoplifting30 reports
Public order26 reports
Anti-social behaviour21 reports
Other theft20 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports

Also: vehicle crime 15, drugs 15, burglary 9, robbery 3, bicycle theft 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 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 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 6DA

Ward
Norwood
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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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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