L30
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bootle, Netherton and Ford, in Sefton.
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 L30 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In L30, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How L30 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is L30 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L30 at a rate of 112.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across L.
In August 2026 alone, 202 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L30.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (924), other crime (487) and anti-social behaviour (235).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L30 was 107.4 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 L30, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L30 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in L30
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefton 023A | 1,129 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Sefton 023B | 1,344 | 106.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Sefton 023C | 1,176 | 150.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Sefton 023D | 1,199 | 82.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Sefton 023E | 1,132 | 210.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| Sefton 024E | 1,448 | 144.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.0% |
| Sefton 027C | 1,780 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.7% |
| Sefton 027D | 1,326 | 64.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.7% |
| Sefton 027E | 1,248 | 190.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 76.9% |
| Sefton 029A | 1,652 | 114.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.1% |
| Sefton 029B | 1,325 | 95.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Sefton 029C | 1,338 | 120.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.7% |
| Sefton 029D | 1,239 | 255.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.9% |
| Sefton 029E | 1,266 | 79.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sefton 033E | 1,538 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
MPs for L30
- Peter DowdLabourMP for Bootle98% of L30’s postcodes
- Dan CardenLabourMP for Liverpool Walton1.3% of L30’s postcodes
- Bill EstersonLabourMP for Sefton Central0.4% of L30’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 L303
Postcode sectors in L3010
Council1
Towns in L301
Postcode districts next to L306
Nearest rail stations4
More in the L postcode area2
L30 in brief
L30 is a postcode district covering Bootle, Netherton and Ford, in Sefton.
About 19,874 people lived in L30 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £163,000 in 2025 across 177 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 112.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in L30 was £163,000 in 2025.
L30 had 19,747 usual residents at the census.
In L30, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In L30, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.