L28
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Huyton with Roby and Stockbridge Village, in Knowsley and 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 L28 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In L28, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How L28 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is L28 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L28 at a rate of 108.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across L.
In August 2026 alone, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L28.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (319), other crime (155) and drug offences (88).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L28 was 102.8 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 L28, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L28 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in L28
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowsley 006A | 1,581 | 81.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Knowsley 006B | 1,422 | 120.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.1% |
| Knowsley 006C | 1,374 | 137.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.4% |
| Knowsley 006E | 1,009 | 127.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
MPs for L28
- Anneliese MidgleyLabourMP for Knowsley82% of L28’s postcodes
- Ian ByrneLabourMP for Liverpool West Derby18% of L28’s postcodes
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 L281
Postcode sectors in L288
Councils L28 covers2
Towns in L281
Postcode districts next to L284
Nearest rail stations4
More in the L postcode area2
L28 in brief
L28 is a postcode district covering Huyton with Roby and Stockbridge Village, in Knowsley and Liverpool.
About 6,849 people lived in L28 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £120,000 in 2025 across 31 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 108.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in L28 was £120,000 in 2025.
L28 had 6,593 usual residents at the census.
In L28, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In L28, 8.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.