Meols is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton on the coast of Merseyside, forming part of the suburban fringes of Southport. As a ward it elects councillors to Sefton Council and covers a largely residential stretch of coastline with beaches, promenades and small pockets of dunes that speak to its long coastal identity.
The area mixes Victorian and 20th‑century housing with local independent shops, cafés and community facilities, and its economy is largely local services and commuter links into Liverpool. The name itself reflects the coastal setting, derived from Old Norse for sandbanks, and the ward benefits from nearby green spaces and coastal wildlife that make it popular with families and retirees as well as people working in the wider Liverpool city region.
Postcode districts covering Meols
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Birkenhead 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Preston 12.9 miles20.7 km
- St. Helens 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Wigan 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Warrington 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Blackburn 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Blackpool 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Bolton 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Southport 3 miles4.8 km
- Widnes 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Wallasey 17.9 miles28.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Cambridge Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Norwood Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Banks Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- North Meols Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Kew Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Mere Brow Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Duke's Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Southport Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- North Meols & Hesketh Bank Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Birkdale Ward 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Scarisbrick Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Hundred End Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Meols
PR9 9XZ, PR9 7NA, PR9 7QS, PR9 8NU, PR9 8JA, PR9 8PH, PR9 8QS, PR9 9SL, PR9 8ST … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Manchester Airport 35.5 miles57.1 km
- Meols Cop Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Southport Railway Station 2.1 miles3.5 km
Hotels near Meols Ad
- Lynwood House Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The New Talbot Hotel 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Vincent Hotel 4 2.3 miles3.8 km
- The Lord Street Hotel 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Bold Hotel 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Waterfront Southport Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Prime Suites Lytham 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The County Hotel by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Dukes Folly Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Anelli Hotel 1.9 miles3.1 km
Schools in Meols
- Churchtown Primary School Primary
- Larkfield Primary School Primary
- Peterhouse School Special
- Presfield High School and Specialist College Special
- St John's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Haig Avenue Stadium 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Old Wood Forest 4.3 miles7 km
- Dam Wood Forest 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Paddock Wood Forest 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Spring Wood Forest 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Such Hey Wood Forest 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 5.8 miles9.4 km
- St Anne's Beach Beach 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Formby Beach Beach 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Lathom House Estate 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km