# L31 3JD: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L31 3JD 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 3JD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l31) › [L31 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l31-3)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Sefton 019D: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD
- **Maghull, 440 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD
- **No property in L31 3JD 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=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 019D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD
- **£221,105 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L31 3JD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD
- **Low road and rail noise at L31 3JD**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD
- **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=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maricourt Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maricourt-catholic-high-school-e104960) | Secondary | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 44.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St George's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-catholic-primary-school-e104925) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-maghull-e145453) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Summerhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerhill-primary-school-e104882) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hudson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hudson-primary-school-e104869) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Deyes High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deyes-high-school-e137533) | Secondary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Maghull High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maghull-high-school-e137520) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 38.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Northway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northway-primary-school-e104879) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2024 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| December 2025 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| January 2026 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| December 2024 | £89,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Maghull (440 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: STATION PHARMACY (300 m); MEADOWS PHARMACY (660 m)
- Dental practices: LIVERPOOL ROAD SOUTH (DENTAL SURGERY) (920 m); EASTWAY DENTAL SURGERY (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Maghull (730 m, Iceland); Lidl Maghull (890 m, Lidl); Morrisons Maghull (930 m, Morrisons); Co-op Deyes Lane (980 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £221,105** (August 2026). Sefton’s average house price was £221,105 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Sefton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 019D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). Sefton 019D has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,653rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 019D was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,532** (2021). Sefton 019D had 1,532 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,782nd 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: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Sefton 019D, 97.5% 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: 53.5075, -2.9373

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), August 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=-2.9373,53.5075,L313JD

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