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L14

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Liverpool, Fincham and Dovecot, in Liverpool and Knowsley.

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 L14 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In L14, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£172,100
205th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
27,211
1,068th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How L14 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

L14Middle
Median sale price39 postcode districts, L · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in L39 areas from £120,000 to £345,000. The middle area is £178,500. L14 is £172,100.
£172,10018th cheapest
Population42 postcode districts, L · 2021
Population: every postcode district in L42 areas from 284 to 42,284. The middle area is 23,039. L14 is 27,211.
27,21115th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage42 postcode districts, L · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in L42 areas from 66.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.0%. L14 is 98.4%.
98.4%joint 8th highest
Claimant rate39 postcode districts, L · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in L39 areas from 1.4% to 10.9%. The middle area is 4.1%. L14 is 4.8%.
4.8%16th highest

Is L14 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L14 at a rate of 81.1 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 L14.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,076), other crime (441) and anti-social behaviour (273).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L14 was 95.4 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 L14, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L14 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in L14

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Knowsley 008B1,30582.9 per 1,0001100.0%
Knowsley 008F2,698114.1 per 1,000198.6%
Knowsley 014B1,83630.7 per 1,000798.8%
Knowsley 014D1,45124.4 per 1,0006100.0%
Knowsley 014E2,45819.0 per 1,000894.1%
Liverpool 017A1,514130.8 per 1,000199.9%
Liverpool 017B1,29979.4 per 1,000198.3%
Liverpool 017E1,51671.2 per 1,0001100.0%
Liverpool 025A1,26371.3 per 1,000199.7%
Liverpool 025B1,53082.8 per 1,000294.9%
Liverpool 025C1,64749.3 per 1,0005100.0%
Liverpool 025D1,39791.4 per 1,0001100.0%
Liverpool 025E1,805125.4 per 1,000199.5%
Liverpool 026A1,669108.2 per 1,000299.6%
Liverpool 026D1,436112.5 per 1,000198.7%
Liverpool 029B1,419114.0 per 1,000299.8%
Liverpool 034E1,41468.7 per 1,000599.8%

MPs for L14

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 L144

Postcode sectors in L1410

Councils L14 covers2

Towns in L142

Postcode districts next to L145

Nearest rail stations4

More in the L postcode area2

L14 in brief

L14 is a postcode district covering Liverpool, Fincham and Dovecot, in Liverpool and Knowsley.

About 28,637 people lived in L14 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £172,100 in 2025 across 268 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 81.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in L14 was £172,100 in 2025.

L14 had 27,211 usual residents at the census.

In L14, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In L14, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.