L23 8SB

Blundellsands · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Liverpool
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L23
Postcode sector
L23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L23 8SL 153 m
L23 8AD 169 m
L23 8TR 169 m
L23 8TW 170 m
L23 6US 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L23 8SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L23
Postcode sector
L23 8
Latitude
53.494057
Longitude
-3.044656
British National Grid easting
330,792
British National Grid northing
400,212

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Parish or community
E43000168
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035172
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 022E · E01006940
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 022 · E02001450

Postcode source versions

Explore L23

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, St Michaels Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 8SB 19 November 2024 £715,000
4, St Michaels Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 8SB 25 June 2021 £1,050,000
4, St Michaels Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 8SB 21 June 2007 £575,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. St Michaels Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    800 m
  2. Valewood Primary School

    Academy converter

    806 m
  3. Ursuline Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    890 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
990
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 367
  • Anti social behaviour 139
  • Shoplifting 99
  • Public order 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

10 female, 8 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.0
L23 8 residents
2,252

Age bands in L23 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

294 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

207 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.8%

367 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

651 residents

Age 65 and over
30.3%

661 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L23 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • BLUNDELLSANDS SURGERY

    1 WARREN ROAD, BLUNDELLSANDS, LIVERPOOL, L23 6TZ

    ODS code N84020

    1.1 km

  • LIVERPOOL RD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    133 LIVERPOOL ROAD, CROSBY, LIVERPOOL, L23 5TE

    ODS code N84007

    1.6 km

  • EASTVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84011

    2.1 km

  • 42 KINGSWAY

    KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84001

    2.2 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    30 KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84041

    2.2 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    3.1 km

  • RAWSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    138 RAWSON ROAD, SEAFORTH, LIVERPOOL, L21 1HP

    ODS code N84615

    3.4 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    3.5 km

  • LITHERLAND PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N84605

    3.7 km

  • LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE

    HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code Y02514

    3.7 km

  • 15 SEFTON ROAD

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

    ODS code N84035

    3.9 km

  • SEAFORTH VILLAGE SURGERY

    20 SEAFORTH ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 3TA

    ODS code N84043

    4.0 km

  • BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N84023

    4.1 km

  • HIGHTOWN VILLAGE SURGERY

    1 ST GEORGES ROAD, HIGHTOWN, LIVERPOOL, L38 3RY

    ODS code N84626

    4.1 km

  • MOORE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 MOORE STREET, BOOTLE, L20 4SE

    ODS code N84016

    4.8 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    4.8 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    4.9 km

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

  • St Michaels Road

    BCT · Crosby

    0.1 miles
  • Dowhills Road

    BCT · Crosby

    0.1 miles
  • Merrilocks Road

    BCT · Blundellsands

    0.2 miles
  • St Andrews Road

    BCT · Crosby

    0.2 miles
  • Cambridge Road

    BCT · Crosby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 022E, 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

26,345 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
3
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £715,000 from 1 recorded sale in L23 8SB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sefton is £225,433 in June 2026, up 5.2% year on year.

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Michaels Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 800 m.

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

Recorded crime

990 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 367 events.

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