# L30 2QU: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L30 2QU is a postcode in Sefton.

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 Sefton. Open the map at L30 2QU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l30) › [L30 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l30-2)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 2% on July. Sefton 029E: 80 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU
- **Old Roan, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU
- **No property in L30 2QU 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=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 029E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L30 2QU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU
- **Low road and rail noise at L30 2QU**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holy Spirit Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-spirit-catholic-academy-e149029) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Netherton Moss Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netherton-moss-primary-school-e104856) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Waterside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterside-academy-e150834) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), May 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | – |
| [Litherland High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/litherland-high-school-e141694) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rowan Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowan-park-school-e150660) | Special | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024 | – |
| [The Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-primary-school-e150851) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Litherland Moss Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/litherland-moss-primary-school-e146187) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Oswald's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-church-of-england-primary-school-e104900) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £138,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £112,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £60,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £163,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2024 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £192,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NETHERTON SURGERY (820 m); GLOVERS LANE SURGERY (840 m)
- Pharmacies: DAVEY'S CHEMIST (700 m); COHENS CHEMIST (730 m)
- Dental practices: ALMOND HOUSE (350 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Pendle Drive, Liverpool (540 m, Aldi); Heron Netherton Liverpool (700 m, Heron); Iceland Netherton (730 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £224,289** (July 2026). Sefton’s average house price was £224,289 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,937** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sefton earned a median of £36,937 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.1×** (2025). A home in Sefton costs 6.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 103rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.1** (2025). Sefton has a deprivation score of 25.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 80th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sefton 029E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 51.3** (2025). Sefton 029E has a deprivation score of 51.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,143rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £139,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 029E was £139,000 in 2025. Joint 1,768th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,266** (2021). Sefton 029E had 1,266 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,775th least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Sefton 029E, 100.0% 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.

## L30 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £163,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L30 was £163,000 in 2025. Joint 165th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,747** (2021). L30 had 19,747 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,277th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in L30 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In L30, 96.6% 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: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)
- Centre: 53.4868, -2.9844

Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bootle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bootle): Peter Dowd (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), July 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=-2.9844,53.4868,L302QU

## How to cite

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