# L31 1JN: area report for a postcode in Knowsley

L31 1JN is a postcode in Knowsley.

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 Knowsley. Open the map at L31 1JN for neighbourhoods and points.

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

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 46% on July. Knowsley 002B: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN
- **Kirkby (Merseyside), 490 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN
- **No property in L31 1JN 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=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Knowsley 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN
- **£188,527 average price**: For the whole of Knowsley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L31 1JN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN
- **Low road and rail noise at L31 1JN**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN
- **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=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN
- **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=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Melling Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/melling-primary-school-e104889) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westvale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westvale-primary-school-e104431) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michael-and-all-angels-catholic-primary-school-e104464) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Millbrook Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millbrook-community-primary-school-e104432) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kirkby CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirkby-cofe-primary-school-e104448) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-rosary-catholic-primary-school-e104940) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-joseph-the-worker-catholic-primary-school-e131836) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ravenscroft Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravenscroft-community-primary-school-e104444) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £257,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2026 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £232,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2023 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £254,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kirkby (Merseyside) (500 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (400 m); TOPS PHARMACY (620 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (640 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Melling Waddicar Lane (450 m, Morrisons); Tesco Kirby Express (610 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £188,527** (July 2026). Knowsley’s average house price was £188,527 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,543** (2025). Full-time workers living in Knowsley earned a median of £37,543 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 143rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.0×** (2025). A home in Knowsley costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd 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: 36.2** (2025). Knowsley has a deprivation score of 36.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 13th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Knowsley 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.0** (2025). Knowsley 002B has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,404th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £202,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Knowsley 002B was £202,500 in 2025. Joint 6,852nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,521** (2021). Knowsley 002B had 1,521 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,404th 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In Knowsley 002B, 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.

## 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: [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley)
- Centre: 53.4859, -2.9103

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

## Your MP

- [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/knowsley): Anneliese Midgley (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=-2.9103,53.4859,L311JN

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