# L18

Postcode district covering Liverpool, Mossley Hill and Calderstones, in Liverpool.

L18 is a postcode district covering Liverpool, Mossley Hill and Calderstones, in Liverpool. Median sale price £325,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code L18. 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 L18 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=L18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in L18 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=L18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 377 homes were sold in L18 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=L18) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for L18.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=L18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): L18 had 26,212 usual residents at the census.

## How L18 compares

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

| Measure | L18 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £325,000 | joint 2nd most expensive | 39 postcode districts, L · 2025 |
| Population | 26,212 | 16th 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 | 85.4% | 6th lowest | 42 postcode districts, L · Jan 2026 |

## Is L18 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L18 at a rate of 61.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across the L postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 178 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (560), other crime (291) and anti-social behaviour (276).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L18 was 44.7 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 L18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L18 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in L18

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Liverpool 041C](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006591) | 1,496 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Liverpool 041D](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006592) | 1,529 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Liverpool 041E](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006597) | 1,679 | 15.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Liverpool 042A](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006553) | 1,484 | 65.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Liverpool 042E](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006593) | 1,449 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.0% |
| [Liverpool 042H](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01034404) | 2,194 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 42.1% |
| [Liverpool 047A](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006532) | 1,559 | 21.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% |
| [Liverpool 047B](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006539) | 1,365 | 67.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.9% |
| [Liverpool 047D](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006594) | 1,326 | 23.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Liverpool 048B](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006524) | 1,300 | 204.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 32.5% |
| [Liverpool 049A](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006525) | 1,188 | 31.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.0% |
| [Liverpool 049B](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006595) | 1,756 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Liverpool 049C](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006596) | 1,421 | 173.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Liverpool 049D](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006689) | 1,579 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.6% |
| [Liverpool 053B](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006680) | 1,492 | 36.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Liverpool 054A](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006534) | 1,890 | 42.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Liverpool 054D](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/neighbourhood/e01006681) | 1,533 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.7% |

## Your MP

- [Liverpool Garston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-garston): Maria Eagle (Labour), MP since July 2024. 73% of the people here.
- [Liverpool Wavertree](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-wavertree): Paula Barker (Labour), MP since July 2024. 27% 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 L18

[Allerton](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/allerton), [Calderstones](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/calderstones), [Childwall West & Wavertree Green](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/childwall-west-and-wavertree-green), [Mossley Hill East](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/mossley-hill-east), [Wavertree Penny Lane](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool/wavertree-penny-lane)

## Postcode sectors in L18

[L18 0 (21 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18-0), [L18 1 (101 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18-1), [L18 2 (45 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18-2), [L18 3 (79 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18-3), [L18 4 (53 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18-4), [L18 5 (48 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18-5), [L18 6 (39 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18-6), [L18 7 (45 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18-7), [L18 8 (57 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18-8), [L18 9 (68 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in L18

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

## Postcode districts next to L18

[L15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l15), [L16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l16), [L17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l17), [L19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l19), [L25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l25)

## Nearest rail stations

[Mossley Hill (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.9154,53.3790), [West Allerton (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.9070,53.3691), [Aigburth (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.9272,53.3646), [Cressington (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.9120,53.3588)

## 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)

## L18 in brief

L18 is a postcode district covering Liverpool, Mossley Hill and Calderstones, in Liverpool.
About 26,305 people lived in L18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £325,000 in 2025 across 377 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in L18 was £325,000 in 2025.
L18 had 26,212 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in L18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In L18, 85.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: L18
- Postcode area: [L](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l)
- Constituency: [Liverpool Garston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-garston)
- Council: [Liverpool †](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool)
- Area: 6.39 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,305*
- Neighbourhoods: 17
- Output areas: 85

* 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

[L25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l25), [L17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l17), [L19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l19), [L15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l15), [L16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l16)

## Latest updates for L18

- 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/L18

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l18