L22
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Crosby, Waterloo and Brighton le Sands, in Sefton.
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 L22 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In L22, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How L22 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is L22 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L22 at a rate of 73.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across L.
In August 2026 alone, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L22.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (465), other crime (194) and anti-social behaviour (103).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L22 was 79.7 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 L22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L22 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in L22
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefton 028A | 1,541 | 35.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| Sefton 028B | 1,461 | 46.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.9% |
| Sefton 028C | 1,531 | 71.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Sefton 030A | 1,595 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| Sefton 030B | 1,581 | 120.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.0% |
| Sefton 030C | 1,536 | 81.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% |
| Sefton 030D | 1,506 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Sefton 030E | 1,471 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| Sefton 032C | 1,572 | 145.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Sefton 032D | 1,494 | 63.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.2% |
MPs for L22
- Peter DowdLabourMP for Bootle86% of L22’s postcodes
- Bill EstersonLabourMP for Sefton Central14% of L22’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in L222
Postcode sectors in L2210
Council1
Towns in L221
Postcode districts next to L222
Nearest rail stations4
More in the L postcode area2
L22 in brief
L22 is a postcode district covering Crosby, Waterloo and Brighton le Sands, in Sefton.
About 13,972 people lived in L22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £225,500 in 2025 across 190 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 73.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in L22 was £225,500 in 2025.
L22 had 13,783 usual residents at the census.
In L22, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In L22, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.