PR9 postcode area guide — Sefton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PR9 postcode district in Sefton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PR9
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
37.9%
Gigabit-capable
23.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the PR9 postcode district (Sefton) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 925 postcodes Ofcom measures in PR9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 23.2%.
Around 0% of premises in PR9 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 PR9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PR9 0AA | 100% | 50% |
| PR9 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| PR9 0AF | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| PR9 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| PR9 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PR9 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| PR9 0AN | 100% | 13.9% |
| PR9 0AP | 100% | 0% |
| PR9 0AQ | 92.1% | 23.7% |
| PR9 0AU | 100% | 0% |
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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 PR9
Police recorded 82 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PR9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 44 | 53.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 13.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 12.2% |
| Public order | 6 | 7.3% |
| Other theft | 5 | 6.1% |
| Burglary | 4 | 4.9% |
| Drugs | 1 | 1.2% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 1.2% |
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 PR9
Based on 553 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PR9 is £205,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£205,000).
Detached
£310,000
94 sales
Semi-detached
£210,000
282 sales
Terraced
£175,000
47 sales
Flat / maisonette
£115,000
116 sales
Latest recorded sales in PR9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £158,000 | Semi-detached | Rufford Road | PR9 8JD |
| 19 May 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | Ashley Road | PR9 0RB |
| 15 May 2026 | £136,000 | Flat | Queens Road | PR9 9HB |
| 11 May 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | Lathom Road | PR9 0JP |
| 11 May 2026 | £196,500 | Detached | Moss Lane | PR9 7QR |
| 8 May 2026 | £200,000 | Detached | Abrams Fold | PR9 8AL |
| 8 May 2026 | £136,000 | Semi-detached | New Lane Pace | PR9 8EZ |
| 5 May 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached | Rufford Road | PR9 8HU |
| 5 May 2026 | £310,000 | Other | Hoghton Street | PR9 0NZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Queens Road | PR9 9HN |
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 PR9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 783 | PR9 9TF |
| Churchtown Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 660 | PR9 7NN |
| Norwood Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 621 | PR9 7DU |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 319 | PR9 9RR |
| Larkfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 256 | PR9 8PA |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport | Primary | 5–11 | 207 | PR9 9AZ |
| Marshside Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | PR9 9XA |
| Banks St Stephen's CofE School | Primary | 2–11 | 199 | PR9 8BL |
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 PR9
372 rated food businesses operate in PR9. 321 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2nd Wife, 51 Station Road, Abbotsbury, Abingdon Residential Home, Acacia Court Rest Home.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PR9
From a sample of 367 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PR9 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
41%
Band D
34%
Band E
14%
Band F
5%
Band G
2%
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.