L32
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kirkby, Southdene and Westvale, in Knowsley.
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 L32 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In L32, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How L32 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is L32 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L32 at a rate of 122.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across L.
In August 2026 alone, 233 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L32.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (961), other crime (468) and anti-social behaviour (384).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L32 was 129.4 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 L32, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L32 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in L32
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowsley 002A | 1,547 | 33.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| Knowsley 002B | 1,521 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.7% |
| Knowsley 002C | 1,247 | 59.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| Knowsley 003A | 1,987 | 83.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% |
| Knowsley 003B | 1,259 | 109.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Knowsley 003C | 1,455 | 186.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Knowsley 004A | 1,752 | 155.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Knowsley 004C | 1,536 | 82.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Knowsley 004E | 1,771 | 65.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| Knowsley 005A | 1,517 | 83.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.0% |
| Knowsley 005B | 1,315 | 105.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Knowsley 005C | 1,519 | 92.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Knowsley 005D | 1,524 | 86.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
Your MP
- Anneliese MidgleyLabourMP for Knowsley
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 L323
Postcode sectors in L3210
Council1
Towns in L321
Postcode districts next to L325
Nearest rail stations4
More in the L postcode area2
L32 in brief
L32 is a postcode district covering Kirkby, Southdene and Westvale, in Knowsley.
About 21,084 people lived in L32 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £150,000 in 2025 across 186 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 122.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in L32 was £150,000 in 2025.
L32 had 20,100 usual residents at the census.
In L32, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In L32, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.