PR8 postcode area guide — Sefton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PR8 postcode district in Sefton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PR8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
29.2%
Gigabit-capable
18.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the PR8 postcode district (Sefton) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,206 postcodes Ofcom measures in PR8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 18.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in PR8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in PR8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PR8 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| PR8 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| PR8 1AE | 80% | 50% |
| PR8 1AF | 87.5% | 25% |
| PR8 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| PR8 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| PR8 1AL | 100% | 14.3% |
| PR8 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| PR8 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| PR8 1AQ | 100% | 53.8% |
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Mobile signal around Sefton
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Sefton district (140,652 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
81%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in PR8
Police recorded 81 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PR8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 51 | 63.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 | 11.1% |
| Other theft | 4 | 4.9% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 4.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 4.9% |
| Public order | 3 | 3.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 2.5% |
| Drugs | 2 | 2.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in PR8
Based on 663 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PR8 is £230,000, up 2.2% on the previous year (£225,000).
Detached
£370,000
145 sales
Semi-detached
£220,000
308 sales
Terraced
£198,000
60 sales
Flat / maisonette
£140,000
132 sales
Latest recorded sales in PR8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Hart Street | PR8 6BT |
| 22 May 2026 | £495,000 | Detached | Lethbridge Road | PR8 6JA |
| 22 May 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Rothwell Drive | PR8 2SB |
| 22 May 2026 | £94,000 | Flat | Ash Street | PR8 6JE |
| 18 May 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Ruddington Road | PR8 6XD |
| 15 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Thursby Close | PR8 3TQ |
| 14 May 2026 | £202,000 | Detached | Dodworth Avenue | PR8 6JP |
| 8 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Staveley Road | PR8 3NN |
| 8 May 2026 | £39,999 | Flat | Chase Close | PR8 2DG |
| 8 May 2026 | £202,500 | Detached | Ingleton Road | PR8 6UL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Sefton demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Sefton district (279,233 residents, 123,073 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.8% |
| 15–29 | 20.4% |
| 30–44 | 17.6% |
| 45–64 | 22.1% |
| 65+ | 23.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.6% |
| Private rented | 18.3% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PR8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbank High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,025 | PR8 2LT |
| Birkdale High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 936 | PR8 3DT |
| Meols Cop High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 916 | PR8 6JS |
| Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 822 | PR8 4EX |
| Farnborough Road Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 468 | PR8 3DF |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 447 | PR8 4LT |
| Birkdale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 430 | PR8 4EL |
| Farnborough Road Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 428 | PR8 3DF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in PR8
481 rated food businesses operate in PR8. 396 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 113 Sussex Road, 121 in the Community, 1st Stop, 26 Southport Road, 57 Orient Takeaway.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PR8
From a sample of 271 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PR8 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
21%
Band C
30%
Band D
27%
Band E
17%
Band F
5%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Sefton
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.