L12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Liverpool, Sandfield Park and West Derby, in Liverpool.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an L12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In L12, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How L12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is L12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L12 at a rate of 63.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across L.
In August 2026 alone, 166 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (838), other crime (325) and anti-social behaviour (294).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L12 was 69.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in L12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L12 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in L12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool 004E | 1,457 | 16.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Liverpool 007A | 1,479 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| Liverpool 007B | 1,366 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| Liverpool 007C | 1,438 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Liverpool 007D | 1,504 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Liverpool 007E | 1,463 | 61.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| Liverpool 013A | 1,308 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Liverpool 013B | 1,548 | 91.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| Liverpool 013C | 1,370 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.2% |
| Liverpool 013D | 1,285 | 57.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Liverpool 016C | 1,608 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Liverpool 016D | 1,371 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.0% |
| Liverpool 016E | 1,417 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.0% |
| Liverpool 017C | 1,618 | 71.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Liverpool 017D | 1,947 | 89.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.9% |
| Liverpool 021A | 1,486 | 130.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.5% |
| Liverpool 021B | 1,759 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.4% |
| Liverpool 021C | 1,395 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.0% |
| Liverpool 021D | 1,610 | 83.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| Liverpool 021E | 1,532 | 82.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Liverpool 021F | 1,907 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Liverpool 026B | 1,540 | 48.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.0% |
| Liverpool 026C | 1,422 | 109.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.1% |
MPs for L12
- Ian ByrneLabourMP for Liverpool West Derby81% of L12’s postcodes
- Dan CardenLabourMP for Liverpool Walton19% of L12’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in L125
Postcode sectors in L1210
Council1
Towns in L121
Postcode districts next to L125
Nearest rail stations4
More in the L postcode area2
L12 in brief
L12 is a postcode district covering Liverpool, Sandfield Park and West Derby, in Liverpool.
About 31,351 people lived in L12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 336 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 63.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in L12 was £220,000 in 2025.
L12 had 31,650 usual residents at the census.
In L12, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In L12, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.