L40 5 postcode sector in the L40 district

L40 5 is a sector of the L40 district: every postcode that starts L40 5. It has 88 postcodes in use, 2 of them large-user postcodes. A large-user postcode is one Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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Every postcode in the L40 5 sector, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in the L40 5 sector, by flood risk Of the 88 postcodes in the L40 5 sector that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst and 86 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Burscough. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A59 L40 5AA: not on the flood risk listL40 5BD: not on the flood risk listL40 5BE: not on the flood risk listL40 5BF: not on the flood risk listL40 5BG: not on the flood risk listL40 5BJ: not on the flood risk listL40 5BL: not on the flood risk listL40 5BN: not on the flood risk listL40 5BP: not on the flood risk listL40 5BQ: not on the flood risk listL40 5BR: not on the flood risk listL40 5BT: not on the flood risk listL40 5BU: not on the flood risk listL40 5BW: not on the flood risk listL40 5BX: not on the flood risk listL40 5RS: not on the flood risk listL40 5RZ: not on the flood risk listL40 5SA: not on the flood risk listL40 5SB: not on the flood risk listL40 5SD: not on the flood risk listL40 5SE: not on the flood risk listL40 5SF: not on the flood risk listL40 5SG: not on the flood risk listL40 5SH: not on the flood risk listL40 5SJ: not on the flood risk listL40 5SL: not on the flood risk listL40 5SN: not on the flood risk listL40 5SP: not on the flood risk listL40 5SQ: not on the flood risk listL40 5SR: not on the flood risk listL40 5SS: not on the flood risk listL40 5ST: not on the flood risk listL40 5SU: not on the flood risk listL40 5SW: not on the flood risk listL40 5SX: not on the flood risk listL40 5SY: not on the flood risk listL40 5SZ: not on the flood risk listL40 5TA: not on the flood risk listL40 5TB: not on the flood risk listL40 5TD: not on the flood risk listL40 5TE: not on the flood risk listL40 5TF: not on the flood risk listL40 5TG: not on the flood risk listL40 5TH: not on the flood risk listL40 5TJ: not on the flood risk listL40 5TL: not on the flood risk listL40 5TN: not on the flood risk listL40 5TP: not on the flood risk listL40 5TR: not on the flood risk listL40 5TS: not on the flood risk listL40 5TT: not on the flood risk listL40 5TU: not on the flood risk listL40 5TW: not on the flood risk listL40 5TX: not on the flood risk listL40 5TY: not on the flood risk listL40 5UA: not on the flood risk listL40 5UB: not on the flood risk listL40 5UD: not on the flood risk listL40 5UE: not on the flood risk listL40 5UF: not on the flood risk listL40 5UG: not on the flood risk listL40 5UH: not on the flood risk listL40 5UJ: not on the flood risk listL40 5UN: not on the flood risk listL40 5UP: not on the flood risk listL40 5UQ: not on the flood risk listL40 5UR: not on the flood risk listL40 5UT: not on the flood risk listL40 5UU: not on the flood risk listL40 5UW: not on the flood risk listL40 5UX: not on the flood risk listL40 5UY: not on the flood risk listL40 5UZ: not on the flood risk listL40 5WD: not on the flood risk listL40 5XE: not on the flood risk listL40 5XF: not on the flood risk listL40 5XH: not on the flood risk listL40 5XN: not on the flood risk listL40 5XS: not on the flood risk listL40 5XT: not on the flood risk listL40 5XU: not on the flood risk listL40 5XW: not on the flood risk listL40 5XX: not on the flood risk listL40 5XY: not on the flood risk listL40 5YF: not on the flood risk listL40 5XD: low flood risk at worstL40 5UL: medium flood risk at worst Burscough Map of every postcode in the L40 5 sector, by flood risk Of the 88 postcodes in the L40 5 sector that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst and 86 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Burscough. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A59 Burscough
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 1
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 86

Of the 88 postcodes in the L40 5 sector that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst and 86 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

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. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; 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 postcodes at medium risk at worst

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

L40 5UL1 at medium risk

What do homes sell for in L40 5?

Homes in L40 5 sold for a typical £241,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 40 sales, up 5.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£241,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£228,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £242,000 17 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £161,000 10 sales

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

Standard sales of homes at market value at the postcodes that start L40 5. A typical price is the median, the middle sale, given from 5 sales or more.

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

Postcodes in L40 5

Pick a postcode to see its council and MP, broadband, flood risk, what homes sell for, council tax, the nearest schools and stations, and crime around it.

L40 5AAL40 5BDL40 5BEL40 5BFL40 5BGL40 5BJL40 5BLL40 5BNL40 5BPL40 5BQL40 5BRL40 5BSL40 5BTL40 5BUL40 5BWL40 5BXL40 5RSL40 5RZL40 5SAL40 5SBL40 5SDL40 5SEL40 5SFL40 5SGL40 5SHL40 5SJL40 5SLL40 5SNL40 5SPL40 5SQL40 5SRL40 5SSL40 5STL40 5SUL40 5SWL40 5SXL40 5SYL40 5SZL40 5TAL40 5TBL40 5TDL40 5TEL40 5TFL40 5TGL40 5THL40 5TJL40 5TLL40 5TNL40 5TPL40 5TRL40 5TSL40 5TTL40 5TUL40 5TWL40 5TXL40 5TYL40 5UAL40 5UBL40 5UDL40 5UEL40 5UFL40 5UGL40 5UHL40 5UJL40 5ULL40 5UNL40 5UPL40 5UQL40 5URL40 5UTL40 5UUL40 5UWL40 5UXL40 5UYL40 5UZL40 5WDL40 5XDL40 5XEL40 5XFL40 5XHL40 5XNL40 5XSL40 5XTL40 5XUL40 5XWL40 5XXL40 5XYL40 5YF

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Postcodes that have ended are not listed. See all our data sources

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