L29 5XD

Thornton & Hightown · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L29
Postcode sector
L29 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L29 5XB 235 m
L29 8AA 305 m
L23 4UJ 331 m
L29 5XA 435 m
L23 4TL 560 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L29 5XD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L29
Postcode sector
L29 5
Latitude
53.509563
Longitude
-3.005711
British National Grid easting
333,400
British National Grid northing
401,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Parish or community
E04000036
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035702
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 021F · E01007038
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 021 · E02001449

Postcode source versions

Explore L29

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
34
Secondary
9
  1. Holy Family Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit

    Pupil referral unit

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
327
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 121
  • Shoplifting 61
  • Other theft 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Anti social behaviour 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L29 5 residents
6

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

20

within 5 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    1.5 km

  • LIVERPOOL RD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    133 LIVERPOOL ROAD, CROSBY, LIVERPOOL, L23 5TE

    ODS code N84007

    2.8 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    3.2 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    3.2 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    3.3 km

  • 42 KINGSWAY

    KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84001

    3.3 km

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    30 KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84041

    3.3 km

  • EASTVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84011

    3.5 km

  • BLUNDELLSANDS SURGERY

    1 WARREN ROAD, BLUNDELLSANDS, LIVERPOOL, L23 6TZ

    ODS code N84020

    3.7 km

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    4.1 km

  • LITHERLAND PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N84605

    4.1 km

  • LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE

    HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code Y02514

    4.1 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

  • HIGHTOWN VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84626

    4.2 km

  • 15 SEFTON ROAD

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

    ODS code N84035

    4.3 km

  • RAWSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    138 RAWSON ROAD, SEAFORTH, LIVERPOOL, L21 1HP

    ODS code N84615

    4.6 km

  • BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N84023

    4.7 km

  • SEAFORTH VILLAGE SURGERY

    20 SEAFORTH ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 3TA

    ODS code N84043

    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

  • Ince Lane

    BCT · Thornton

    0.2 miles
  • Long Lane

    BCT · Thornton

    0.3 miles
  • Park Wall Road

    BCT · Ince Blundell

    0.3 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Thornton

    0.5 miles
  • Long Lane

    BCT · Homer Green

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 021F, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,046 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 9 secondary schools. Holy Family Catholic High School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

327 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 121 events.

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