# L21 9JG: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L21 9JG 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 9JG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l21) › [L21 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l21-9)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Sefton 031C: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG
- **Seaforth and Litherland, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG
- **No property in L21 9JG 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=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 031C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L21 9JG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG
- **Low road and rail noise at L21 9JG**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG
- **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=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG
- **14.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hatton Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hatton-hill-primary-school-e104878) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-queen-of-peace-catholic-primary-school-e104935) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 29% 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 | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | 62% 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 | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Litherland High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/litherland-high-school-e141694) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Litherland Moss Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/litherland-moss-primary-school-e146187) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rowan Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowan-park-school-e150660) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024 | – |
| [Waterside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterside-academy-e150834) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), May 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £167,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2023 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £142,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2024 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE (480 m); LITHERLAND PRACTICE (560 m); LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE (560 m); 15 SEFTON ROAD (660 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (220 m); BOOTS (750 m); DAVEY'S CHEMIST (820 m)
- Dental practices: LITHERLAND TOWN HALL (560 m); SEFTON ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (660 m); TSAO DENTAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Sefton Express (230 m, Tesco); Spar - Litherland (740 m, Spar); Tesco Litherland Superstore (920 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 031C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Sefton 031C has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £186,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 031C was £186,000 in 2025. Joint 5,340th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,279** (2021). Sefton 031C had 1,279 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,057th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Sefton 031C, 99.8% 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: 53.4771, -2.9984

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=-2.9984,53.4771,L219JG

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