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L23 9RU

Thornton & Hightown · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Thornton & Hightown
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L23
Postcode sector
L23 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L23 9YB 82 m
L23 9TS 121 m
L23 9TT 139 m
L23 9TU 147 m
L23 9TX 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L23 9RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L23
Postcode sector
L23 9
Latitude
53.491360
Longitude
-3.005778
British National Grid easting
333,367
British National Grid northing
399,875

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Thornton & Hightown · E05016345
Parish or community
E43000168
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035607
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 021A · E01007020
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 021 · E02001449

Postcode source versions

Explore L23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
46
Secondary
10

  1. Chesterfield High School

    Academy converter

    82 m

  2. Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    350 m

  3. Forefield Junior School

    Academy converter

    364 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,458
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,096
  • Public order 232
  • Anti social behaviour 229
  • Criminal damage and arson 216
  • Shoplifting 177

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
L23 9 residents
5,724

Age bands in L23 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,006 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

584 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

1,390 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

1,678 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,228 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L23 9 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

28

within 5 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    830 m

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    1.3 km

  • LIVERPOOL RD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    133 LIVERPOOL ROAD, CROSBY, LIVERPOOL, L23 5TE

    ODS code N84007

    1.3 km

  • 42 KINGSWAY

    KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84001

    1.5 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    30 KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84041

    1.5 km

  • EASTVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84011

    1.7 km

  • LITHERLAND PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N84605

    2.1 km

  • LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE

    HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code Y02514

    2.1 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    2.2 km

  • 15 SEFTON ROAD

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

    ODS code N84035

    2.3 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    2.3 km

  • BLUNDELLSANDS SURGERY

    1 WARREN ROAD, BLUNDELLSANDS, LIVERPOOL, L23 6TZ

    ODS code N84020

    2.5 km

  • RAWSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    138 RAWSON ROAD, SEAFORTH, LIVERPOOL, L21 1HP

    ODS code N84615

    2.6 km

  • BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N84023

    2.7 km

  • SEAFORTH VILLAGE SURGERY

    20 SEAFORTH ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 3TA

    ODS code N84043

    2.8 km

  • MOORE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 MOORE STREET, BOOTLE, L20 4SE

    ODS code N84016

    3.6 km

  • NORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    290 KNOWSLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 5DQ

    ODS code N84019

    3.7 km

  • AINTREE PARK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82053

    4.1 km

  • AINTREE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 AINTREE ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 9DL

    ODS code N84002

    4.2 km

  • THE STRAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 MARSH LANE, BOOTLE, L20 5BW

    ODS code N84028

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 28 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

  • Lyndhurst Road

    BCT · Moor Park

    0.0 miles

  • Cranfield Road

    BCT · Crosby

    0.1 miles

  • Lupton Drive

    BCT · Crosby

    0.1 miles

  • Chesterfield Road

    BCT · Crosby

    0.1 miles

  • Preston Way

    BCT · Crosby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 021A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,215 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

68 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 10 secondary schools. Chesterfield High School is the nearest published school at 82 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,458 published events cover 12 months, averaging 204.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,096 events.

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