# L69 1BY: area report for a postcode in Sefton

L69 1BY 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 L69 1BY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [L69](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l69) › [L69 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l69-1)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 54% on July. Sefton 029A: 115 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY
- **Aintree, 800 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY
- **No property in L69 1BY 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=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 029A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY
- **82% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY
- **Low road and rail noise at L69 1BY**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY
- **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=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY
- **15.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Foundations for LIFE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foundations-for-life-school-e151376) | Special | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-salesian-academy-of-st-john-bosco-e149486) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 34.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Motiv8 School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-motiv8-school-e151569) | Special | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [PANDA Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/school/panda-schools-e152154) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-walsingham-primary-school-e151111) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2022, before the school changed | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Litherland Moss Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/litherland-moss-primary-school-e146187) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Longmoor Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longmoor-community-primary-school-e133334) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rowan Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowan-park-school-e150660) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £137,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| April 2024 | £138,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 380 m |
| March 2023 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| March 2023 | £162,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 430 m |
| August 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 440 m |
| November 2023 | £39,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 440 m |
| December 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 470 m |
| July 2026 | £253,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 480 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Aintree (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: NETHERTON PHARMACY (560 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Bootle Orrell Lane Supermarket (660 m, Asda)

## 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 029A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.7** (2025). Sefton 029A has a deprivation score of 47.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,784th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,652** (2021). Sefton 029A had 1,652 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,601st 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: 92.1%** (January 2026). In Sefton 029A, 92.1% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.3%** (August 2026). In Sefton 029A, 7.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## L69 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 377** (2021). L69 had 377 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 90th least 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 L69 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: 77.7%** (January 2026). In L69, 77.7% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 78.5%** (2021). 78.5% of residents in L69 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 107th highest of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)
- Centre: 53.4734, -2.9684

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

## Your MP

- [Bootle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bootle): Peter Dowd (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.9684,53.4734,L691BY

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