| Postcode | PR9 8BX | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Southport | 
| Nearest station | Meols Cop (4 km) | 
| Bus stops | Brooklyn Caravan Park (N) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 22 View | 
| Known addresses | 174 Gravel Lane, Banks 180 Gravel Lane, Banks 182 Gravel Lane, Banks | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 53.668363 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.919932 | |
| Easting | 339317 | |
| Northing | 419492 | |
| Grid reference | SD393194 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 505290 5946627 | |
| what3words | epic.total.lodge | |
| FixPhrase | crucial lurk stargazer unclad | |
| Plus code | 9C5VM39J+82 | |
| Altitude | 3 metres (10 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:10 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:42 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.6 KMs (2.8 miles) | 
| Parish | North Meols | E04005311 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | North Meols & Hesketh Bank | E05014932 | 
| Local Authority District | West Lancashire | E07000127 | 
| County Electoral Division | West Lancashire North | E58000828 | 
| Local Authority | Lancashire | E10000017 | 
| County | Lancashire | E10000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Southport | E14001504 | 
| MP | Patrick Hurley | Labour | 
| Police force | Lancashire | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Chorley and West Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 7 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Built up area (2024) | Banks | E63008076 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00129440 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | West Lancashire 002A | E01025507 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Lancashire 002A | E01025507 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Rufford & Banks | E02005305 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Rufford & Banks | E02005305 | 
| Travel to work area | Preston | E30000255 | 
| Average property price in Preston | £215,089 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.5% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 180 Gravel Lane, Banks | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2019 | £129,950 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2000 | £53,000 | |
| 174 Gravel Lane, Banks | Other (freehold) | Jun 2019 | £221,112 | 
| 182 Gravel Lane, Banks | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 1999 | £60,000 |