# L14

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

L14 is a postcode district covering Liverpool, Fincham and Dovecot, in Liverpool and Knowsley. Median sale price £172,100 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code L14. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [L](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £172,100** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L14 was £172,100 in 2025. 205th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 27,211** (2021). L14 had 27,211 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,068th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in L14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.4%** (January 2026). In L14, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=L14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in L14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=L14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 268 homes were sold in L14 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=L14) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for L14.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=L14) (Census 2021, England and Wales): L14 had 27,211 usual residents at the census.

## How L14 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | L14 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £172,100 | 18th cheapest | 39 postcode districts, L · 2025 |
| Population | 27,211 | 15th most populated | 42 postcode districts, L · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 42 postcode districts, L · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.4% | joint 8th highest | 42 postcode districts, L · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the L postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in L14

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Knowsley 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006467) | 1,305 | 82.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Knowsley 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01033228) | 2,698 | 114.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Knowsley 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006485) | 1,836 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| [Knowsley 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006487) | 1,451 | 24.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Knowsley 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006488) | 2,458 | 19.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.1% |
| [Liverpool 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006637) | 1,514 | 130.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Liverpool 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006638) | 1,299 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Liverpool 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006645) | 1,516 | 71.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Liverpool 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006572) | 1,263 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Liverpool 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006574) | 1,530 | 82.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.9% |
| [Liverpool 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006641) | 1,647 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Liverpool 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006642) | 1,397 | 91.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Liverpool 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006643) | 1,805 | 125.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Liverpool 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006567) | 1,669 | 108.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Liverpool 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006571) | 1,436 | 112.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| [Liverpool 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006569) | 1,419 | 114.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Liverpool 034E](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006584) | 1,414 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [Liverpool West Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-west-derby): Ian Byrne (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Liverpool Wavertree](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-wavertree): Paula Barker (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.5% of the people here.
- [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/knowsley): Anneliese Midgley (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in L14

[Court Hey & Swanside](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/court-hey-and-swanside), [Knotty Ash](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/knotty-ash), [Page Moss & Fincham](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/page-moss-and-fincham), [Yewtree](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/yewtree)

## Postcode sectors in L14

[L14 0 (77 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14-0), [L14 1 (31 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14-1), [L14 2 (39 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14-2), [L14 3 (36 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14-3), [L14 4 (38 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14-4), [L14 5 (30 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14-5), [L14 6 (41 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14-6), [L14 7 (78 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14-7), [L14 8 (50 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14-8), [L14 9 (59 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14-9)

## Councils L14 covers

[Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool), [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley)

## Towns in L14

[Huyton with Roby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/huyton-with-roby), [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool)

## Postcode districts next to L14

[L12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l12), [L13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l13), [L16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l16), [L28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28), [L36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l36)

## Nearest rail stations

[Broad Green (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.8935,53.4065), [Roby (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.8559,53.4100), [Huyton (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.8430,53.4097), [Wavertree Technology Park (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.9229,53.4052)

## More in the L postcode area

[All L postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 0% of people in L14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In L14, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: L14
- Postcode area: [L](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l)
- Constituency: [Liverpool West Derby †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-west-derby)
- Council: [Liverpool †](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool)
- Area: 4.82 km²
- People, mid-2024: 28,637*
- Neighbourhoods: 17
- Output areas: 91

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[L12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l12), [L36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l36), [L16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l16), [L13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l13), [L28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28)

## Latest updates for L14

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/L14

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14