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L27

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Liverpool, Netherley and Woodlands, in Liverpool.

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 L27 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In L27, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£159,000
146th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,493
542nd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How L27 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

L27Middle
Median sale price39 postcode districts, L · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in L39 areas from £120,000 to £345,000. The middle area is £178,500. L27 is £159,000.
£159,00014th cheapest
Population42 postcode districts, L · 2021
Population: every postcode district in L42 areas from 284 to 42,284. The middle area is 23,039. L27 is 6,493.
6,4936th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage42 postcode districts, L · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in L42 areas from 66.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.0%. L27 is 97.7%.
97.7%joint 14th highest
Claimant rate39 postcode districts, L · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in L39 areas from 1.4% to 10.9%. The middle area is 4.1%. L27 is 5.1%.
5.1%joint 13th highest

Is L27 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L27 at a rate of 69.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across L.

In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L27.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (253), other crime (79) and criminal damage and arson (37).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L27 was 76.7 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 L27, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L27 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in L27

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Liverpool 040D1,584263.6 per 1,000194.5%
Liverpool 045A1,31279.4 per 1,000195.9%
Liverpool 045B1,40660.9 per 1,000199.0%
Liverpool 045C1,862164.2 per 1,000295.5%
Liverpool 045D1,41145.3 per 1,000299.7%

Your MP

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 L271

Postcode sectors in L279

Council1

Towns in L271

Postcode districts next to L274

Nearest rail stations4

More in the L postcode area2

L27 in brief

L27 is a postcode district covering Liverpool, Netherley and Woodlands, in Liverpool.

About 6,492 people lived in L27 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £159,000 in 2025 across 63 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in L27 was £159,000 in 2025.

L27 had 6,493 usual residents at the census.

In L27, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In L27, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.