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

L21 1DQ 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 1DQ 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

- **58 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Sefton 032A: 129 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ
- **Seaforth and Litherland, 360 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ
- **No property in L21 1DQ 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=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 032A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L21 1DQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at L21 1DQ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ
- **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=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ
- **18.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rimrose-hope-cofe-primary-school-e134371) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Educ8 Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/educ8-liverpool-e148931) | Special | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [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 | 470 m (6 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 60% 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elizabeths-catholic-primary-school-e104932) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e104898) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 41% 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 (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £176,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| May 2023 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2025 | £139,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £187,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2023 | £172,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Seaforth and Litherland (360 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SEAFORTH VILLAGE SURGERY (270 m); RAWSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (440 m); BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (650 m); 15 SEFTON ROAD (920 m); LITHERLAND PRACTICE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: BRIDGE ROAD CHEMIST (650 m); BOOTS (840 m)
- Dental practices: TOOTH TALK LIVERPOOL (290 m); WATERLOO DENTAL CENTRE (830 m); SEFTON ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (920 m); LITHERLAND TOWN HALL (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Wellington Road Bootle Liverpool (440 m, Lidl); Spar - Litherland (850 m, Spar); Tesco Litherland Superstore (930 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £224,289** (July 2026). Sefton’s average house price was £224,289 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 6.1×** (2025). A home in Sefton costs 6.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 103rd 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: 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 032A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 62.0** (2025). Sefton 032A has a deprivation score of 62.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 808th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,322** (2021). Sefton 032A had 1,322 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,265th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Sefton 032A, 99.9% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.0%** (August 2026). In Sefton 032A, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 53.4661, -3.0111

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), July 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=-3.0111,53.4661,L211DQ

## How to cite

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