Latitude: 53.6343 / 53°38'3"N
Longitude: -2.8129 / 2°48'46"W
OS Eastings: 346342
OS Northings: 415609
OS Grid: SD463156
Mapcode National: GBR 8VSD.SY
Mapcode Global: WH864.RXP9
Plus Code: 9C5VJ5MP+PR
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83op22
What Three Birds: avocet.finch.partridge
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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L40 1BJ is a residential postcode in Rufford, Lancashire. It was first introduced in March 2007.
The most common council tax band is A.
Rufford is a village, which had a population of 1,420 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 5 people resident in L40 1BJ, of which 2 were male and 3 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
L40 1BJ is in the Liverpool travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust.
L40 1BJ is approximately 11m (36ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing L40 1BJ
1b3: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Ageing Rural Flat Tenants
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for L40 1BJ
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near L40 1BJ include Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of L40 1BJ are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
West Lancashire Borough Council
Ward
Rufford
Councillor
John Gordon (Conservative)
County Council
Lancashire
Electoral Division
Burscough and Rufford
County Councillor
Eddie Pope (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
South Ribble
MP
Katherine Fletcher (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for L40 1BJ.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near L40 1BJ.
Rufford CofE School
Flash Lane, Rufford, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 1SN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Hurst Green, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 2QT
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Holmeswood Methodist School
Chapel Lane, Holmeswood, Nr Rufford, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 1UD
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 4AE
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Burscough Village Primary School
Colburne Close, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 4LB
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Burscough Priory Science College
Trevor Road, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 7RZ
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
Highfield Road, Croston, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 9HH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Tarleton Academy
Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 6AQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Maharishi Free School
Cobbs Brow Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 6JJ
Free School
Ages 4 - 16
Good
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6JW
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6JN
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Ormskirk School
Wigan Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2AT
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
St Mary's Catholic High School
Royal Avenue, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1BS
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
St Bede's Catholic High School
St Anne's Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4TA
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.