L40 postcode district
L40 holds 572 live postcodes around Burscough, in West Lancashire, Chorley.
Towns and villages with their centre in L40
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burscough | Lancashire | 8,799 |
| 2 | Rufford | Lancashire | 1,420 |
| 3 | Westhead | Lancashire | 795 |
| 4 | Bescar | Lancashire | 571 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Burscough Bridge & Rufford | 36% |
| Burscough Town | 26% |
| Rural West | 12% |
| "Croston | 10% |
| Rural South | 8% |
| Ormskirk West | 4% |
| Rural North East | 3% |
| Ormskirk East | 1% |
| Skelmersdale North | 0% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| West Lancashire | 79% |
| Southport | 11% |
| South Ribble | 10% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 7 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 0% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 47% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the L area
L1 · L2 · L3 · L4 · L5 · L6 · L7 · L8 · L9 · L10 · L11 · L12 · L13 · L14 · L15 · L16 · L17 · L18 · L19 · L20 · L21 · L22 · L23 · L24 · L25 · L26 · L27 · L28 · L29 · L30 · L31 · L32 · L33 · L34 · L35 · L36 · L37 · L38 · L39 · L67 · L68 · L69 · L70 · L71 · L72 · L74 · L75
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.