# L21 1BS: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L21 1BS is a postcode in Sefton.

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 Sefton. Open the map at L21 1BS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l21) › [L21 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l21-1)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Sefton 034A: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS
- **Seaforth and Litherland, 600 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS
- **No property in L21 1BS 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=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 034A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS
- **£221,105 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L21 1BS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at L21 1BS**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS
- **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=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS
- **19.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Educ8 Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/educ8-liverpool-e148931) | Special | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rimrose-hope-cofe-primary-school-e134371) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-star-of-the-sea-catholic-primary-school-e104929) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Lander Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-lander-primary-academy-e150852) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomas Gray Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-gray-primary-school-e150762) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elizabeths-catholic-primary-school-e104932) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-catholic-primary-school-e132208) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-e104931) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £116,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2024 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Seaforth and Litherland (600 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SEAFORTH VILLAGE SURGERY (500 m); RAWSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (580 m); BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (900 m); MOORE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (940 m)
- Pharmacies: BRIDGE ROAD CHEMIST (900 m); ALLIED PHARMACY KNOWSLEY ROAD (970 m)
- Dental practices: TOOTH TALK LIVERPOOL (470 m); WATERLOO DENTAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Wellington Road Bootle Liverpool (660 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £221,105** (August 2026). Sefton’s average house price was £221,105 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,937** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sefton earned a median of £36,937 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Sefton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.1** (2025). Sefton has a deprivation score of 25.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 80th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sefton 034A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 60.8** (2025). Sefton 034A has a deprivation score of 60.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 907th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £98,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 034A was £98,500 in 2025. Joint 370th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,414** (2021). Sefton 034A had 1,414 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,839th least 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Sefton 034A, 99.7% 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.

## L21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £178,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L21 was £178,500 in 2025. Joint 230th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,470** (2021). L21 had 25,470 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,146th 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 L21 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In L21, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)
- Centre: 53.4639, -3.0137

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

## Your MP

- [Bootle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bootle): Peter Dowd (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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-3.0137,53.4639,L211BS

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