# L31 1GJ: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L31 1GJ 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 L31 1GJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l31) › [L31 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l31-1)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 133% on July. Sefton 019C: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ
- **Maghull, 750 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ
- **No property in L31 1GJ 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=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ
- **97% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at L31 1GJ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ
- **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=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Summerhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerhill-primary-school-e104882) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maricourt Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maricourt-catholic-high-school-e104960) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 44.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-maghull-e145453) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Deyes High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deyes-high-school-e137533) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St George's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-catholic-primary-school-e104925) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hudson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hudson-primary-school-e104869) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northway-primary-school-e104879) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £372,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2024 | £379,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 290 m |
| April 2026 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| September 2025 | £192,846 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 340 m |
| October 2025 | £255,995 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 350 m |
| May 2024 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| December 2024 | £356,245 | Detached, new build, freehold | 460 m |
| June 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 530 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Maghull (750 m, 9 minutes on foot); Maghull North (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: STATION PHARMACY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Old Meadow Road (910 m, Spar)

## 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.4** (2025). Sefton 019C has a deprivation score of 9.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,972nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £269,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 019C was £269,995 in 2025. Joint 13,357th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,640** (2021). Sefton 019C had 1,640 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,197th most 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Sefton 019C, 98.2% 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.

## L31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L31 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,843** (2021). L31 had 30,843 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 880th most 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 L31 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In L31, 97.7% 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: 53.5084, -2.9200

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

## Your MP

- [Sefton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sefton-central): Bill Esterson (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.9200,53.5084,L311GJ

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