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What's On in Southport
Marine Lake Yacht Race — 24 Hours
Marine Lake
British Musical Fireworks Championship
Victoria Park
Southport Comedy Festival
Victoria Park
Books Alive! Literature Festival
Town Centre
Oktoberfest Southport
Victoria Park
Southport Santa Sprint
Town Centre
Terry's Pick
Featured on SouthportGuide
Roxy's Cafe,
Italian Coffee Shop
Julius Meinl espresso, freshly baked pistachio croissants, artisan paninis and homemade Italian cakes. Family-run by Roxana, formerly of Volare. Right next to Southport train station. London Street, PR9 0TJ.
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Land Registry data · PR8 & PR9
Southport House Prices
Every sale in PR8 and PR9 over three years. School Ofsted ratings, crime by category, flood zones, broadband speeds, and Merseyrail commute times. All in one place. This is what Rightmove doesn't give you.
Postcodes
10 sectors
3yr Sales
4,008
3yr Avg Price
£257k
Top Sector
Birkdale PR8 4
Five very different places
Explore Southport's Areas
Southport isn't one place. Churchtown feels nothing like Birkdale, which feels nothing like Ainsdale. Here's the honest breakdown.
Churchtown
The historic village at the north end. Georgian streets, the Botanic Gardens, a proper village pub. Where Terry lives.
Birkdale
The premium end. Wide tree-lined roads, large Edwardian houses, Royal Birkdale Golf Club. Consistently the highest prices in PR8.
Ainsdale
National Trust beach and pinewoods on the doorstep. Popular with families who've priced out of Birkdale. Good value coastal living.
Town Centre
Lord Street, the seafront, Southport station. Merseyrail direct to Liverpool Central. Flats and terraces: the most affordable entry point.
Banks & Crossens
Flat farmland, quiet roads, big skies. Rural living within 15 minutes of town. You get a lot of house for the money out here.
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#5The Hesketh Arms
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#6Southport Pier
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#7Ainsdale Beach, Southport
Ainsdale
#8Victoria Park, Southport
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#9Miller & Carter Ainsdale
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Why trust this guide
Written by people who actually live here.
I've lived in Churchtown my whole life. 41 years. I've eaten in most of the restaurants in this town, some of them multiple times a week when the kids were small. I know where Marine Drive car park fills up by 10am on a summer Saturday, and I know which end of Lord Street to park on. I have a bulldog called Frank who has opinions about beer gardens.
SouthportGuide is what I'd show someone who asked for an honest, up-to-date guide. Not a reprint of the council website. If something isn't worth your time, I say so.
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Sunflowermember
One of England's widest
Southport Beach
Parking postcode PR8 1RQ (Marine Drive). Free entry. Dogs welcome year-round. At low tide the sea retreats over a kilometre. A coastal landscape like nothing else in the North West.
Postcode
PR8 1RQ
Parking
Pay & display
Entry
Free
Dogs
Welcome
Autumn & beyond
What's Coming Up
Victoria Park · 2–18 October 2026
Southport Comedy Festival
15th annual comedy festival. 17 nights in a luxury heated marquee. Henning Wehn, Gary Delaney and more. Tickets required.
Book tickets
Opening April 2027
Marine Lake Events Centre
Southport's new 4,000-capacity events and entertainment venue on the Marine Lake. Opening 2027.
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