# L23 1XL: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L23 1XL 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 L23 1XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l23) › [L23 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l23-1)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Sefton 024C: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL
- **Blundellsands and Crosby, 3.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL
- **No property in L23 1XL 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=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 024C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L23 1XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL
- **Low road and rail noise at L23 1XL**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL
- **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=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jigsaw-primary-pupil-referral-unit-e104850) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2023 | – |
| [Newfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newfield-school-e104982) | Special | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | – |
| [St William of York Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-william-of-york-catholic-primary-school-e104934) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-high-school-e104962) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chesterfield High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesterfield-high-school-e137514) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Forefield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forefield-junior-school-e150658) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2021 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forefield-community-infant-and-nursery-school-e150813) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [The Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-primary-school-e150851) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2025 | £306,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £167,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2023 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2024 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £217,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON (260 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (590 m)
- Dental practices: THE CRESCENT DENTAL SURGERY (590 m); THORNTON DENTAL PRACTICE (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Thornton Express (460 m, Tesco); Aldi Crosby Liverpool (680 m, Aldi)

## 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 024C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.8** (2025). Sefton 024C has a deprivation score of 46.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,977th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,050** (2021). Sefton 024C had 1,050 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,029th 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Sefton 024C, 99.1% 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: 2.9%** (August 2026). In Sefton 024C, 2.9% 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.

## L23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £294,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L23 was £294,500 in 2025. Joint 1,101st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,864** (2021). L23 had 30,864 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 878th 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 L23 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In L23, 97.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)
- Centre: 53.4993, -2.9968

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

## Your MP

- [Sefton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sefton-central): Bill Esterson (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=-2.9968,53.4993,L231XL

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l23-1xl.

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