L12 5LU

West Derby Muirhead · Liverpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Liverpool
Postcode district
L12
Postcode sector
L12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L12 5EN 26 m
L12 5EW 46 m
L12 5JW 61 m
L12 5LB 76 m
L12 5HT 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L12 5LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L12
Postcode sector
L12 5
Latitude
53.435696
Longitude
-2.913649
British National Grid easting
339,400
British National Grid northing
393,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Liverpool · E08000012
Parish or community
E43000166
Westminster constituency
Liverpool West Derby · E14001341
Output area
E00033571
Lower layer super output area
Liverpool 016D · E01006625
Middle layer super output area
Liverpool 016 · E02001362

Postcode source versions

Explore L12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
140
Primary
91
Secondary
21
  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby

    Voluntary aided school

    329 m
  2. Monksdown Primary School

    Community school

    641 m
  3. Broad Square Community Primary School

    Community school

    723 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,345
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,459
  • Criminal damage and arson 330
  • Public order 301
  • Drugs 267
  • Anti social behaviour 221

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L12 5 residents
3,615

Age bands in L12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

569 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

412 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

949 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

1,234 residents

Age 65 and over
26.1%

1,116 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

59

within 5 km straight-line

  • HORNSPIT MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 HORNSPIT LANE, LIVERPOOL, L12 5LT

    ODS code N82663

    157 m

  • LANGBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROAD LANE, NORRIS GREEN, LIVERPOOL, L11 1AD

    ODS code N82019

    1.1 km

  • ELLERGREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 CARR LANE, NORRIS GREEN, LIVERPOOL, L11 2YA

    ODS code N82018

    1.1 km

  • WEST DERBY MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 WINTERBURN CRESCENT, WEST DERBY, LIVERPOOL, L12 8TQ

    ODS code N82024

    1.3 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52-54 CROXTETH HALL LANE, CROXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L11 4UG

    ODS code N82083

    1.6 km

  • GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 GREEN LANE, STONEYCROFT, LIVERPOOL, L13 7DY

    ODS code N82090

    1.6 km

  • STONEYCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STONEVILLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L13 6QD

    ODS code N82104

    1.8 km

  • ABINGDON FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

    361-365 QUEENS DRIVE, WALTON, LIVERPOOL, L4 8SJ

    ODS code N82086

    2.1 km

  • ANFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    TOWNSEND LANE N'HOOD H/C, 98 TOWNSEND LANE, ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL, L6 0BB

    ODS code N82103

    2.1 km

  • TOWNSEND MEDICAL CENTRE

    98 TOWNSEND LANE, ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL, L6 0BB

    ODS code N82052

    2.1 km

  • DERBY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DERBY LANE, LIVERPOOL, L13 3DN

    ODS code N82093

    2.2 km

  • STOPGATE LANE MEDICAL CTR

    6 STOPGATE LANE, WALTON, LIVERPOOL, L9 6AP

    ODS code N82678

    2.3 km

  • LONG LANE

    LONG LANE MEDICAL CENTRE, LONG LANE, WALTON, LIVERPOOL, L9 6DQ

    ODS code N82110

    2.4 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELMONT GROVE, ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL, L6 4EW

    ODS code N82011

    2.5 km

  • MOSS WAY

    51 MOSS WAY, LIVERPOOL, L11 0BL

    ODS code N82655

    2.6 km

  • YEWTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 BERRYFORD ROAD, KNOTTY ASH, LIVERPOOL, L14 4ED

    ODS code N82002

    2.7 km

  • CALVARY HEALTH CENTRE

    PILCH BANK ROAD, KNOTTY ASH, LIVERPOOL, L14 7PH

    ODS code N82633

    2.7 km

  • OLD SWAN HEALTH CENTRE

    OLD SWAN, CRYSTAL CLOSE, LIVERPOOL, L13 2GA

    ODS code N82074

    2.7 km

  • ROCK COURT SURGERY

    4 CRYSTAL CLOSE, LIVERPOOL, L13 2GA

    ODS code N82058

    2.7 km

  • FIR TREE

    FIR TREE DRIVE SOUTH, LIVERPOOL, L12 0JE

    ODS code N82676

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 59 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Almonds Grove

    BCT · West Derby

    0.1 miles
  • Haymans Green

    BCT · West Derby

    0.1 miles
  • Almonds Green

    BCT · West Derby

    0.1 miles
  • Lorenzo Drive

    BCT · West Derby

    0.2 miles
  • Marldon Road

    BCT · West Derby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Liverpool 016D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,322 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

140 open schools are in scope, including 91 primary and 21 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby is the nearest published school at 329 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,345 published events cover 12 months, averaging 278.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,459 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.