L21 5LD

Litherland · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Bootle
Postcode district
L21
Postcode sector
L21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L21 5HR 31 m
L21 5HS 44 m
L21 5HU 66 m
L21 5HP 80 m
L21 5HJ 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L21 5LD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L21
Postcode sector
L21 5
Latitude
53.473044
Longitude
-2.983876
British National Grid easting
334,792
British National Grid northing
397,817

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Parish or community
E43000168
Westminster constituency
Bootle · E14001113
Output area
E00035580
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 033B · E01007014
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 033 · E02001461

Postcode source versions

Explore L21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
59
Secondary
13
  1. The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco

    Academy sponsor led

    553 m
  2. St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    588 m
  3. Litherland Moss Primary School

    Academy converter

    620 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,527
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,646
  • Criminal damage and arson 347
  • Public order 269
  • Anti social behaviour 256
  • Drugs 236

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L21 5 residents
1,729

Age bands in L21 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

231 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

140 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

350 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

447 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

341 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

37

within 5 km

  • 15 SEFTON ROAD

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 15 SEFTON ROAD, LITHERLAND, LIVERPOOL, L21 9HA

    ODS code N84035

    1.1 km

  • LITHERLAND PRACTICE

    LITHERLAND TOWN HALL H/C, HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code N84605

    1.3 km

  • LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE

    HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code Y02514

    1.3 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    1.3 km

  • BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    66-88 BRIDGE ROAD, LITHERLAND, LIVERPOOL, L21 6PH

    ODS code N84023

    1.3 km

  • AINTREE PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    46 MOSS LANE, ORRELL PARK, LIVERPOOL, L9 8AL

    ODS code N82053

    1.6 km

  • SEAFORTH VILLAGE SURGERY

    20 SEAFORTH ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 3TA

    ODS code N84043

    1.7 km

  • ORRELL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY CHURCH, ORRELL LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 8BU

    ODS code N84027

    1.8 km

  • NORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    290 KNOWSLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 5DQ

    ODS code N84019

    1.8 km

  • AINTREE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 AINTREE ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 9DL

    ODS code N84002

    1.8 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    1.9 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

    NETHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, MAGDALEN SQUARE, BOOTLE, L30 5SP

    ODS code N84630

    1.9 km

  • MOORE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 MOORE STREET, BOOTLE, L20 4SE

    ODS code N84016

    2.0 km

  • RAWSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    138 RAWSON ROAD, SEAFORTH, LIVERPOOL, L21 1HP

    ODS code N84615

    2.2 km

  • POULTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    34 POULTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 0HJ

    ODS code N82648

    2.2 km

  • THE STRAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 MARSH LANE, BOOTLE, L20 5BW

    ODS code N84028

    2.2 km

  • PARK STREET SURGERY

    PARK STREET, BOOTLE, L20 3DF

    ODS code N84034

    2.5 km

  • 42 KINGSWAY

    KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84001

    2.6 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    30 KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84041

    2.6 km

  • BOOTLE VILLAGE SURGERY

    204 STANLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3EW

    ODS code N84015

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Eccleshall Avenue

    BCT · Litherland

    0.1 miles
  • Thirlmere Drive

    BCT · Litherland

    0.1 miles
  • Kirkstone Road North

    BCT · Litherland

    0.1 miles
  • Kirkstone Road South

    BCT · Litherland

    0.1 miles
  • Thackeray Gardens

    BCT · Litherland

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 033B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,330 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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

94 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 13 secondary schools. The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco is the nearest published school at 553 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,527 published events cover 12 months, averaging 293.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,646 events.

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