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L22 5QE

Thornton & Hightown · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Thornton & Hightown
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L22
Postcode sector
L22 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L23 1TJ 46 m
L23 1TD 51 m
L23 1TB 84 m
L23 1TA 105 m
L23 1TE 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L22 5QE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L22
Postcode sector
L22 5
Latitude
53.500602
Longitude
-3.002484
British National Grid easting
333,600
British National Grid northing
400,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Thornton & Hightown · E05016345
Parish or community
E04000036
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035704
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 021E · E01007037
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 021 · E02001449

Postcode source versions

Explore L22

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
44
Secondary
10

  1. Holy Family Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    359 m

  2. Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit

    Pupil referral unit

    391 m

  3. St William of York Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    530 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,141
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 496
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Public order 115
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Shoplifting 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L22 5 residents
1,355

Age bands in L22 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

198 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

148 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.4%

447 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

411 residents

Age 65 and over
18.2%

268 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

24

within 5 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

    THORNTON FAMILY HC, BRETLANDS ROAD, THORNTON, LIVERPOOL, L23 1TQ

    ODS code N84621

    502 m

  • LIVERPOOL RD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    133 LIVERPOOL ROAD, CROSBY, LIVERPOOL, L23 5TE

    ODS code N84007

    2.1 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    2.2 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    2.4 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    2.4 km

  • 42 KINGSWAY

    KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84001

    2.5 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    30 KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84041

    2.5 km

  • EASTVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84011

    2.7 km

  • LITHERLAND PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N84605

    3.1 km

  • LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE

    HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code Y02514

    3.1 km

  • BLUNDELLSANDS SURGERY

    1 WARREN ROAD, BLUNDELLSANDS, LIVERPOOL, L23 6TZ

    ODS code N84020

    3.1 km

  • 15 SEFTON ROAD

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

    ODS code N84035

    3.3 km

  • RAWSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    138 RAWSON ROAD, SEAFORTH, LIVERPOOL, L21 1HP

    ODS code N84615

    3.6 km

  • BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N84023

    3.7 km

  • SEAFORTH VILLAGE SURGERY

    20 SEAFORTH ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 3TA

    ODS code N84043

    3.9 km

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

    MAGHULL HEALTH CENTRE, WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84010

    4.2 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

    MAGHULL HEALTH CENTRE, WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code Y00446

    4.2 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    4.2 km

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

    138 LIVERPOOL ROAD NORTH, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 2HW

    ODS code N84003

    4.3 km

  • MOORE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 MOORE STREET, BOOTLE, L20 4SE

    ODS code N84016

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 24 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lydiate Lane

    BCT · Thornton

    0.1 miles

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Thornton

    0.1 miles

  • Hartdale Road

    BCT · Thornton

    0.1 miles

  • Virgin's Lane

    BCT · Thornton

    0.1 miles

  • Edge Lane

    BCT · Thornton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 021E, 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

24,737 of 33,755

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

67 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 10 secondary schools. Holy Family Catholic High School is the nearest published school at 359 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,141 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 496 events.

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