Birkdale, Southport

Birkdale
Birkdale village centre
Birkdale
Location in Southport
Birkdale
Location within Merseyside
Population12,689 (ward, 2021)
OS grid referenceSD333155
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOUTHPORT
Postcode districtPR8
Dialling code01704
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Birkdale is an area of Southport, within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, in the north-west of England. The area is on the Irish Sea coast, and forms the southern part of Southport's built-up area.

At the 2021 census, the population of Birkdale ward (which includes Hillside) was 12,689. This does not include the area west of the railway line, which is part of Duke's ward.