# L26 1YD: area report for a postcode in Knowsley

L26 1YD 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 1YD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) › [L26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l26) › [L26 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l26-1)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Knowsley 020E: 89 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD
- **Halewood, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD
- **No property in L26 1YD 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=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Knowsley 020E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD
- **£191,550 average price**: For the whole of Knowsley, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L26 1YD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD
- **Low road and rail noise at L26 1YD**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD
- **18.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Halewood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halewood-academy-e139614) | Secondary | 580 m (7 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 | 590 m (7 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 | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hunts Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hunts-cross-primary-school-e104549) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Plantation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plantation-primary-school-e149817) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mark's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-catholic-primary-school-e104469) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Christopher's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christophers-catholic-primary-school-e133615) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Finch Woods Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/finch-woods-academy-e141033) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2023 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £177,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2023 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY (920 m); ROSEHEATH SURGERY (920 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (920 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Halewood (750 m, Iceland); Aldi Halewood Liverpool (760 m, Aldi); Tesco Liverpool Leathers Ln Express (760 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £191,550** (August 2026). Knowsley’s average house price was £191,550 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 5.1×** (2025). A home in Knowsley costs 5.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 47th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 020E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 50.4** (2025). Knowsley 020E has a deprivation score of 50.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,297th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Knowsley 020E was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,564** (2021). Knowsley 020E had 1,564 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,011th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Knowsley 020E, 99.9% 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: 53.3565, -2.8388

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), August 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=-2.8388,53.3565,L261YD

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