L21 8PU

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
L20 6NS 76 m
L20 6PF 134 m
L20 6GF 178 m
L20 6JU 178 m
L20 6LJ 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L21 8PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L21
Postcode sector
L21 8
Latitude
53.466526
Longitude
-2.992643
British National Grid easting
334,200
British National Grid northing
397,100

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
E00035553
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 033F · E01033095
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
97
Primary
62
Secondary
13
  1. St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    326 m
  2. King's Lander Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    457 m
  3. St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    470 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,979
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,313
  • Criminal damage and arson 506
  • Public order 439
  • Anti social behaviour 351
  • Drugs 315

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

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N84023

    610 m

  • 15 SEFTON ROAD

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

    ODS code N84035

    734 m

  • NORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    290 KNOWSLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 5DQ

    ODS code N84019

    930 m

  • SEAFORTH VILLAGE SURGERY

    20 SEAFORTH ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 3TA

    ODS code N84043

    954 m

  • LITHERLAND PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N84605

    963 m

  • LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE

    HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code Y02514

    963 m

  • MOORE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 MOORE STREET, BOOTLE, L20 4SE

    ODS code N84016

    1.1 km

  • AINTREE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 AINTREE ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 9DL

    ODS code N84002

    1.3 km

  • THE STRAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 MARSH LANE, BOOTLE, L20 5BW

    ODS code N84028

    1.4 km

  • RAWSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    138 RAWSON ROAD, SEAFORTH, LIVERPOOL, L21 1HP

    ODS code N84615

    1.6 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    1.7 km

  • AINTREE PARK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82053

    1.7 km

  • PARK STREET SURGERY

    PARK STREET, BOOTLE, L20 3DF

    ODS code N84034

    1.8 km

  • BOOTLE VILLAGE SURGERY

    204 STANLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3EW

    ODS code N84015

    1.9 km

  • CONCEPT HOUSE SURGERY

    17 MERTON ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3BG

    ODS code N84038

    2.0 km

  • ORRELL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY CHURCH, ORRELL LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 8BU

    ODS code N84027

    2.0 km

  • 42 KINGSWAY

    KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84001

    2.4 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    30 KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84041

    2.4 km

  • EASTVIEW SURGERY

    81-83 CROSBY ROAD NORTH, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4QD

    ODS code N84011

    2.6 km

  • THE GREY ROAD SURGERY

    3 RICE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 1AD

    ODS code N82097

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Orrell Mount

    BCT · Orrell

    0.0 miles
  • Orrell Mount

    BCT · Orrell

    0.0 miles
  • Havelock Road

    BCT · Orrell

    0.2 miles
  • Spooner Avenue

    BCT · Litherland

    0.2 miles
  • Spooner Avenue

    BCT · Litherland

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 033F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,691 of 33,755

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

97 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 326 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,979 published events cover 12 months, averaging 414.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,313 events.

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