# L23 7XL: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L23 7XL 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 7XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l23) › [L23 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l23-7)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 42% on July. Sefton 022F: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL
- **Blundellsands and Crosby, 1 km**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL
- **No property in L23 7XL 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=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 022F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L23 7XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at L23 7XL**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL
- **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=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Valewood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valewood-primary-school-e150659) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-halsall-church-of-england-primary-school-e104921) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michaels Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-academy-e151777) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), June 2024, before the school changed, special measures | Attainment 8 of 39.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Crosby High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crosby-high-school-e104980) | Special | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St. Mary's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-college-e104972) | Independent | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Olsen House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/olsen-house-school-e136088) | Special | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Great Crosby Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-crosby-catholic-primary-school-e104926) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-academy-e149047) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £438,750 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £372,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2023 | £460,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2024 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Blundellsands and Crosby (1 km, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (470 m); GORDON SHORT CHEMIST (940 m)
- Dental practices: CROSBY VILLAGE DENTAL PRACTICE (580 m); OASIS DENTAL CARE LTD (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Crosby (380 m, Sainsburys); Farmfoods Crosby Liverpool (430 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Crosby Coronation Rd Express (550 m, Tesco); Co-op Mersey Road (910 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 022F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.6** (2025). Sefton 022F has a deprivation score of 3.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,504th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £368,600** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 022F was £368,600 in 2025. 10,573rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,304** (2021). Sefton 022F had 1,304 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,713th 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 022F, 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.

## 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: 53.4950, -3.0311

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=-3.0311,53.4950,L237XL

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l23-7xl.

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