PR9 7BL postcode in Southport, Sefton

PR9 7BL 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 94% of homes and businesses can get it. Sefton: 88% Typical price £210,000 Homes sold in PR9 7, last 12 months. ▼ 0.5% on the year before Nearest station Meols Cop 500 m in a straight line

Where PR9 7BL is, and what is near it

Map of PR9 7BL and what is near it Map of PR9 7BL: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the PR9 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PR9 7AA: also in PR9 7PR9 7AB: also in PR9 7PR9 7AD: also in PR9 7PR9 7AE: also in PR9 7PR9 7AH: also in PR9 7PR9 7AJ: also in PR9 7PR9 7AL: also in PR9 7PR9 7AP: also in PR9 7PR9 7AR: also in PR9 7PR9 7AS: also in PR9 7PR9 7AT: also in PR9 7PR9 7AU: also in PR9 7PR9 7BE: also in PR9 7PR9 7BH: also in PR9 7PR9 7BJ: also in PR9 7PR9 7BN: also in PR9 7PR9 7BP: also in PR9 7PR9 7BS: also in PR9 7PR9 7BT: also in PR9 7PR9 7BU: also in PR9 7PR9 7BW: also in PR9 7PR9 7BX: also in PR9 7PR9 7BY: also in PR9 7PR9 7BZ: also in PR9 7PR9 7DB: also in PR9 7PR9 7DE: also in PR9 7PR9 7DF: also in PR9 7PR9 7DG: also in PR9 7PR9 7DP: also in PR9 7PR9 7DR: also in PR9 7PR9 7DS: also in PR9 7PR9 7DU: also in PR9 7PR9 7DX: also in PR9 7PR9 7DY: also in PR9 7PR9 7DZ: also in PR9 7PR9 7EA: also in PR9 7PR9 7EB: also in PR9 7PR9 7ED: also in PR9 7PR9 7EE: also in PR9 7PR9 7EF: also in PR9 7PR9 7EG: also in PR9 7PR9 7EH: also in PR9 7PR9 7EQ: also in PR9 7PR9 7EX: also in PR9 7PR9 7QJ: also in PR9 7PR9 7QX: also in PR9 7PR9 7QY: also in PR9 7PR9 7QZ: also in PR9 7PR9 7RA: also in PR9 7PR9 7RB: also in PR9 7PR9 7RD: also in PR9 7PR9 7RN: also in PR9 7PR9 7SD: also in PR9 7PR9 7SE: also in PR9 7PR9 7SF: also in PR9 7PR9 7SG: also in PR9 7PR9 7SL: also in PR9 7PR9 7SP: also in PR9 7PR9 7SQ: also in PR9 7PR9 7SR: also in PR9 7PR9 7SS: also in PR9 7PR9 7ST: also in PR9 7PR9 7TF: also in PR9 7PR9 7UA: also in PR9 7 Bus stop 350 mGP 1.3 kmNorwood PR9 7BL Map of PR9 7BL and what is near it Map of PR9 7BL: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the PR9 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.6 kmNorwood PR9 7BL
  • PR9 7BL
  • Other postcodes in PR9 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 53.6479, longitude -2.9686)

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 PR9 7BL?

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 PR9 7BL?

97% of the homes and businesses at PR9 7BL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 94% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)94% can get it

Sefton: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)97% 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 PR9 7BL?

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 PR9 7BL 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 PR9 7BL.

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 PR9 7BL: 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 PR9 7BL 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 PR9 7BL?

Homes in PR9 7 sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 122 sales, down 0.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£210,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£211,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £460,000 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £222,500 94 sales
  • Terraced £160,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £84,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole PR9 district: a typical £210,000 from 548 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 PR9 7BL

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in PR9 7BL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 August 2025. The middle price was £166,500, from £140,000 to £195,000. Across PR9 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £210,000. 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

Food hygiene ratings at PR9 7BL

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at PR9 7BL. 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 PR9 7BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around PR9 7BL. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (67%). 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 PR9 7BL

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 100 (16%)£1,722
Band Babout 340 (53%)£2,009
Band Cabout 110 (17%)£2,296
Band Dabout 90 (14%)£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. 67% Before 1900
  2. 22% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 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 PR9 7BL is in (ONS area E01007063), 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 PR9 7BL?

The nearest open schools to PR9 7BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR9 7BL, 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 PR9 7BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR9 7BL is Meols Cop Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Meols Cop Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Southport Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Old Park Lane, 52 m away.

More stations near PR9 7BL, 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 PR9 7BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR9 7BL, 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 PR9 7BL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PR9 7BL 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 PR9 7BL?

The nearest to the centre of PR9 7BL, 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 PR9 7BL?

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 PR9 7BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR9 7BL, 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 PR9 7BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR9 7BL, 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 PR9 7BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR9 7BL 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 PR9 7BL in a conservation area?

The centre of PR9 7BL 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 PR9 7BL?

Police.uk records 110 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR9 7BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences43 reports
Public order11 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports
Shoplifting9 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports

Also: drugs 7, other theft 6, burglary 4, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2, 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 PR9 7BL

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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PR9 7BS80 mPR9 7SS110 mPR9 7ST110 mPR9 7AS120 mPR9 7DB150 mPR9 7BJ150 m
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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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