L21 8LJ

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L21 8HZ 74 m
L21 8JH 74 m
L21 8JB 79 m
L21 8JF 103 m
L21 8HU 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L21 8LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L21
Postcode sector
L21 8
Latitude
53.462919
Longitude
-2.994065
British National Grid easting
334,100
British National Grid northing
396,700

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
E00035564
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 036E · E01007013
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 036 · E02001464

Postcode source versions

Explore L21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
100
Primary
65
Secondary
13
  1. King's Lander Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    45 m
  2. St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    90 m
  3. Linacre Primary School

    Community school

    441 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,595
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,539
  • Criminal damage and arson 538
  • Public order 513
  • Shoplifting 399
  • Anti social behaviour 385

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L21 8 residents
3,521

Age bands in L21 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

700 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

374 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.4%

1,128 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

965 residents

Age 65 and over
14.5%

538 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

43

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    290 KNOWSLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 5DQ

    ODS code N84019

    518 m

  • BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N84023

    725 m

  • MOORE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 MOORE STREET, BOOTLE, L20 4SE

    ODS code N84016

    730 m

  • SEAFORTH VILLAGE SURGERY

    20 SEAFORTH ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 3TA

    ODS code N84043

    921 m

  • THE STRAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 MARSH LANE, BOOTLE, L20 5BW

    ODS code N84028

    1.0 km

  • 15 SEFTON ROAD

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

    ODS code N84035

    1.0 km

  • AINTREE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 AINTREE ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 9DL

    ODS code N84002

    1.1 km

  • LITHERLAND PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N84605

    1.2 km

  • LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE

    HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code Y02514

    1.2 km

  • PARK STREET SURGERY

    PARK STREET, BOOTLE, L20 3DF

    ODS code N84034

    1.5 km

  • BOOTLE VILLAGE SURGERY

    204 STANLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3EW

    ODS code N84015

    1.5 km

  • RAWSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    138 RAWSON ROAD, SEAFORTH, LIVERPOOL, L21 1HP

    ODS code N84615

    1.6 km

  • CONCEPT HOUSE SURGERY

    17 MERTON ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3BG

    ODS code N84038

    1.6 km

  • AINTREE PARK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82053

    1.8 km

  • ORRELL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY CHURCH, ORRELL LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 8BU

    ODS code N84027

    2.1 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    2.1 km

  • THE GREY ROAD SURGERY

    3 RICE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 1AD

    ODS code N82097

    2.4 km

  • WALTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 RICE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 1AD

    ODS code N82048

    2.4 km

  • 42 KINGSWAY

    KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84001

    2.7 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    30 KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84041

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 43 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Linacre Road

    TXR · Linacre

    0.1 miles
  • Alpha Street

    BCT · Linacre

    0.1 miles
  • St Andrew's Road

    BCT · Linacre

    0.1 miles
  • Hartwell Street

    BCT · Linacre

    0.1 miles
  • Havelock Road

    BCT · Orrell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 036E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

409 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
1 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

100 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 13 secondary schools. King's Lander Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 45 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,595 published events cover 12 months, averaging 466.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,539 events.

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