L31
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Maghull and Lydiate, 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 L31 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In L31, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How L31 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is L31 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L31 at a rate of 51.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across L.
In August 2026 alone, 145 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L31.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (784), other crime (294) and anti-social behaviour (177).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L31 was 50.9 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 L31, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L31 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in L31
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefton 017A | 1,411 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.0% |
| Sefton 017B | 1,142 | 25.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| Sefton 017C | 1,445 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.5% |
| Sefton 017D | 1,412 | 25.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Sefton 017E | 1,423 | 23.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Sefton 018C | 1,560 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.7% |
| Sefton 018D | 1,285 | 41.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Sefton 018E | 1,325 | 29.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| Sefton 018G | 1,469 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Sefton 018H | 1,687 | 110.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Sefton 019A | 1,406 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Sefton 019B | 1,493 | 37.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Sefton 019C | 1,640 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.2% |
| Sefton 019D | 1,532 | 74.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.5% |
| Sefton 020A | 1,280 | 27.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| Sefton 020B | 1,437 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Sefton 020C | 1,413 | 25.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.8% |
| Sefton 020D | 1,376 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| Sefton 020E | 1,242 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.8% |
| Sefton 026A | 1,289 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Sefton 026B | 2,067 | 127.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.2% |
MPs for L31
- Bill EstersonLabourMP for Sefton Central98% of L31’s postcodes
- Ashley DaltonLabourMP for West Lancashire1.5% of L31’s postcodes
- Anneliese MidgleyLabourMP for Knowsley0.8% of L31’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 L314
Postcode sectors in L3110
Council1
Towns in L312
Postcode districts next to L316
Nearest rail stations4
More in the L postcode area2
L31 in brief
L31 is a postcode district covering Maghull and Lydiate, in Sefton.
About 32,040 people lived in L31 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £245,000 in 2025 across 547 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 51.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in L31 was £245,000 in 2025.
L31 had 30,843 usual residents at the census.
In L31, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In L31, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.