# L37 1LW: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L37 1LW 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 L37 1LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l37) › [L37 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l37-1)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Sefton 013B: 43 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW
- **Freshfield, 170 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW
- **No property in L37 1LW 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=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L37 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW
- **Low road and rail noise at L37 1LW**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW
- **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=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Formby High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/formby-high-school-e137436) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Woodlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-primary-school-e104881) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e151292) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [St Jerome's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-jeromes-catholic-primary-school-e104938) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Freshfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/freshfield-primary-school-e104883) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Luke's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-church-of-england-primary-school-e104897) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-compassion-catholic-primary-school-e104930) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £2,000,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £1,050,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2024 | £705,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2024 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2025 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| February 2023 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| January 2024 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Freshfield (170 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: RYDERS CHEMIST LTD (520 m); WALKERS PHARMACY (600 m)
- Dental practices: VOLYNCHOOK MASON ALLEN AND ASSOC (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Formby (660 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). Sefton 013B has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,364th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 013B was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 10,972nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,344** (2021). Sefton 013B had 1,344 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,954th least 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: 83.4%** (January 2026). In Sefton 013B, 83.4% 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.

## L37 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L37 was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 827th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,391** (2021). L37 had 23,391 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,259th 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 L37 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: 93.2%** (January 2026). In L37, 93.2% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)
- Centre: 53.5653, -3.0740

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)
- [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=-3.0740,53.5653,L371LW

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