# L18 8WQ: area report for a postcode in Liverpool

L18 8WQ is a postcode in Liverpool.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Liverpool. Open the map at L18 8WQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) › [L18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18) › [L18 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18-8)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 175% on July. Liverpool 049D: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ
- **Mossley Hill, 160 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ
- **No property in L18 8WQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Liverpool 049D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ
- **£189,036 average price**: For the whole of Liverpool, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ
- **Low road and rail noise at L18 8WQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ
- **13.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthony-of-padua-catholic-primary-school-e104676) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dovedale Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dovedale-community-primary-school-e141960) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Liverpool College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/liverpool-college-e139686) | All-through | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Calderstones School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calderstones-school-e104698) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Booker Avenue Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/booker-avenue-junior-school-e104522) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Booker Avenue Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/booker-avenue-infant-school-e104593) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Greenbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenbank-primary-school-e133332) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-bishop-eton-catholic-primary-school-e104642) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £272,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £186,666 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £267,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2024 | £272,200 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £211,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Mossley Hill (160 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STORRSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m); BEACON HEALTH MOSSLEY HILL (800 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (470 m); GREEN LANE PHARMACY (660 m)
- Dental practices: ROSE LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (220 m); ALLERTON DENTAL CARE (750 m); PUREDENTAL CARE (UK) LIMITED (850 m); MENLOVE DENTAL SURGERY (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Mossley Hill Express (30 m, Tesco); Tesco Liverpool Allerton Rd Superstore (320 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Liverpool - Allerton Road Local (730 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Allerton Road (740 m, Iceland); Co-op University of Liverpool (780 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £189,036** (July 2026). Liverpool’s average house price was £189,036 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 8.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,144** (2025). Full-time workers living in Liverpool earned a median of £37,144 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 129th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.1×** (2025). A home in Liverpool costs 5.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 47th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 37.1** (2025). Liverpool has a deprivation score of 37.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 9th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Liverpool 049D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.0** (2025). Liverpool 049D has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,718th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £307,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Liverpool 049D was £307,500 in 2025. Joint 14,940th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,579** (2021). Liverpool 049D had 1,579 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,234th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Liverpool 049D, 98.6% 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.

## L18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L18 was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 924th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,212** (2021). L18 had 26,212 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,110th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in L18 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.4%** (January 2026). In L18, 85.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool)
- Centre: 53.3797, -2.9133

Council: [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Liverpool Garston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-garston): Maria Eagle (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.9133,53.3797,L188WQ

## How to cite

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