# L26 0BY: area report for a postcode in Knowsley

L26 0BY is a postcode in Knowsley.

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 Knowsley. Open the map at L26 0BY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) › [L26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l26) › [L26 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l26-0)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Knowsley 017A: 84 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY
- **Halewood, 920 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY
- **No property in L26 0BY 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=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Knowsley 017A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY
- **£188,527 average price**: For the whole of Knowsley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY
- **89% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY
- **Low road and rail noise at L26 0BY**: Road 48 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY
- **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=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY
- **17.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Finch Woods Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/finch-woods-academy-e141033) | Special | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Mark's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-catholic-primary-school-e104469) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Halewood Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halewood-church-of-england-primary-academy-e143457) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Plantation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plantation-primary-school-e149817) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Halewood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halewood-academy-e139614) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Yew Tree Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yew-tree-primary-academy-e146115) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrew-the-apostle-catholic-primary-school-e104470) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £388,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £437,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £385,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £412,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £339,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2023 | £467,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2025 | £407,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 250 m |
| May 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Halewood (920 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY (840 m); ROSEHEATH SURGERY (840 m); HOLLIES MEDICAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (840 m); COHENS CHEMIST (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Liverpool Leathers Ln Express (960 m, Tesco); Iceland Halewood (970 m, Iceland); Aldi Halewood Liverpool (980 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £188,527** (July 2026). Knowsley’s average house price was £188,527 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,543** (2025). Full-time workers living in Knowsley earned a median of £37,543 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 143rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.0×** (2025). A home in Knowsley costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd 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: 36.2** (2025). Knowsley has a deprivation score of 36.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 13th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Knowsley 017A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.1** (2025). Knowsley 017A has a deprivation score of 9.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,611th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £365,746** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Knowsley 017A was £365,746 in 2025. 10,674th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,409** (2021). Knowsley 017A had 2,409 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,419th most 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: 91.5%** (January 2026). In Knowsley 017A, 91.5% 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.

## L26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L26 was £280,500 in 2025. 1,013th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 15,314** (2021). L26 had 15,314 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,022nd least 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: 28%** (2022). About 28% of people in L26 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In L26, 98.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley)
- Centre: 53.3641, -2.8163

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

## Your MP

- [Widnes and Halewood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/widnes-and-halewood): Derek Twigg (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.8163,53.3641,L260BY

## How to cite

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