# L28

Postcode district covering Huyton with Roby and Stockbridge Village, in Knowsley and Liverpool.

L28 is a postcode district covering Huyton with Roby and Stockbridge Village, in Knowsley and Liverpool. Median sale price £120,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code L28. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [L](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £120,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L28 was £120,000 in 2025. Joint 21st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,593** (2021). L28 had 6,593 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 546th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in L28 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.9%** (January 2026). In L28, 98.9% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=L28) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in L28 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=L28) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 31 homes were sold in L28 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=L28) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for L28.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=L28) (Census 2021, England and Wales): L28 had 6,593 usual residents at the census.

## How L28 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | L28 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £120,000 | cheapest | 39 postcode districts, L · 2025 |
| Population | 6,593 | 7th least populated | 42 postcode districts, L · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 42 postcode districts, L · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.9% | 3rd highest | 42 postcode districts, L · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the L postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in L28

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Knowsley 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006412) | 1,581 | 81.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Knowsley 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006413) | 1,422 | 120.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.1% |
| [Knowsley 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006414) | 1,374 | 137.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.4% |
| [Knowsley 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01034832) | 1,009 | 127.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/knowsley): Anneliese Midgley (Labour), MP since July 2024. 82% of the people here.
- [Liverpool West Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-west-derby): Ian Byrne (Labour), MP since July 2024. 18% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in L28

[Stockbridge Village](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/stockbridge-village)

## Postcode sectors in L28

[L28 0 (14 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28-0), [L28 1 (32 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28-1), [L28 3 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28-3), [L28 4 (16 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28-4), [L28 5 (16 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28-5), [L28 6 (12 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28-6), [L28 7 (10 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28-7), [L28 8 (7 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28-8)

## Councils L28 covers

[Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley), [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool)

## Towns in L28

[Huyton with Roby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/huyton-with-roby)

## Postcode districts next to L28

[L12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l12), [L14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14), [L34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l34), [L36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l36)

## Nearest rail stations

[Roby (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.8559,53.4100), [Huyton (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.8430,53.4097), [Broad Green (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.8935,53.4065), [Prescot (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7992,53.4236)

## More in the L postcode area

[All L postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 0% of people in L28 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In L28, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: L28
- Postcode area: [L](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l)
- Constituency: [Knowsley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/knowsley)
- Council: [Knowsley †](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley)
- Area: 1.64 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,849*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 23

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[L12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l12), [L34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l34), [L14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l14), [L36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l36)

## Latest updates for L28

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/L28

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l28