# L35

Postcode district covering Prescot, Whiston and Rainhill, in Knowsley and St. Helens.

L35 is a postcode district covering Prescot, Whiston and Rainhill, in Knowsley and St. Helens. Median sale price £220,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code L35. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [L](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l)

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 L35 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L35 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 30,704** (2021). L35 had 30,704 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 884th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 61%** (2022). About 61% of people in L35 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.7%** (January 2026). In L35, 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=L35) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 61% of people in L35 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=L35) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 457 homes were sold in L35 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=L35) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for L35.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=L35) (Census 2021, England and Wales): L35 had 30,704 usual residents at the census.

## How L35 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | L35 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £220,000 | joint 15th most expensive | 39 postcode districts, L · 2025 |
| Population | 30,704 | 11th most populated | 42 postcode districts, L · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 61% | 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 42 postcode districts, L · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.7% | joint 14th highest | 42 postcode districts, L · Jan 2026 |

## Is L35 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L35 at a rate of 83.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across the L postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 239 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L35.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,178), other crime (445) and anti-social behaviour (323).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L35 was 79.5 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 L35, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L35 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in L35

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Knowsley 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006460) | 1,533 | 162.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| [Knowsley 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006461) | 1,441 | 80.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Knowsley 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006459) | 1,630 | 71.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Knowsley 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006496) | 1,401 | 104.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Knowsley 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006498) | 1,573 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Knowsley 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006499) | 1,928 | 176.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| [Knowsley 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006497) | 1,114 | 76.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Knowsley 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006500) | 1,049 | 95.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Knowsley 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006501) | 1,379 | 85.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.7% |
| [Knowsley 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006504) | 1,187 | 145.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.1% |
| [Knowsley 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006505) | 1,673 | 115.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Knowsley 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006424) | 1,925 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.4% |
| [Knowsley 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006502) | 1,645 | 60.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.2% |
| [St. Helens 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006890) | 1,394 | 30.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [St. Helens 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006892) | 1,356 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [St. Helens 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006893) | 1,325 | 125.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| [St. Helens 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006894) | 1,368 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [St. Helens 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006888) | 1,194 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [St. Helens 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006889) | 1,379 | 64.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.7% |
| [St. Helens 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006891) | 1,605 | 69.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.5% |
| [St. Helens 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006895) | 1,398 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.4% |

## Your MP

- [St Helens South and Whiston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-helens-south-and-whiston): Ms Marie Rimmer (Labour), MP since July 2024. 71% of the people here.
- [Widnes and Halewood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/widnes-and-halewood): Derek Twigg (Labour), MP since July 2024. 27% of the people here.
- [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/knowsley): Anneliese Midgley (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in L35

[Halsnead, Cronton & Halewood East](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/halsnead-cronton-and-halewood-east), [Rainhill North](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/rainhill-north), [Rainhill South](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/rainhill-south), [Whiston North](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/whiston-north), [Whiston South](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/whiston-south)

## Postcode sectors in L35

[L35 0 (78 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35-0), [L35 1 (58 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35-1), [L35 2 (55 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35-2), [L35 3 (178 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35-3), [L35 4 (75 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35-4), [L35 5 (93 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35-5), [L35 6 (46 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35-6), [L35 7 (63 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35-7), [L35 8 (60 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35-8), [L35 9 (37 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35-9)

## Councils L35 covers

[Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley), [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

## Towns in L35

[Huyton with Roby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/huyton-with-roby), [Prescot](https://openindex.co.uk/town/prescot)

## Postcode districts next to L35

[L26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l26), [L27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l27), [L34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l34), [L36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l36), [WA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8), [WA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9)

## Nearest rail stations

[Whiston (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7964,53.4139), [Rainhill (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7664,53.4171), [Prescot (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7992,53.4236), [Eccleston Park (1.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7800,53.4308)

## More in the L postcode area

[All L postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## L35 in brief

L35 is a postcode district covering Prescot, Whiston and Rainhill, in Knowsley and St. Helens.
About 31,416 people lived in L35 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 457 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 83.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in L35 was £220,000 in 2025.
L35 had 30,704 usual residents at the census.
About 61% of people in L35 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In L35, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: L35
- Postcode area: [L](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l)
- Constituency: [St Helens South and Whiston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-helens-south-and-whiston)
- Council: [Knowsley †](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley)
- Area: 24.37 km²
- People, mid-2024: 31,416*
- Neighbourhoods: 21
- Output areas: 103

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8), [L36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l36), [WA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9), [L26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l26), [L34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l34), [L27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l27)

## Latest updates for L35

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/L35

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35