L31 1DP

Aintree & Maghull South · 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
L31
Postcode sector
L31 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 1DL 66 m
L31 1EB 68 m
L31 1DZ 91 m
L31 1ED 102 m
L31 1GZ 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 1DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 1
Latitude
53.490351
Longitude
-2.913180
British National Grid easting
339,509
British National Grid northing
399,680

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Parish or community
E04000034
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00170478
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 026B · E01007040
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 026 · E02001454

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
129, Waddicar Lane, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1DP 27 October 2023 £265,000
127, Waddicar Lane, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1DP 22 September 2023 £190,000
123, Waddicar Lane, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1DP 9 November 2018 £275,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
43
Secondary
11
  1. Melling Primary School

    Community school

    275 m
  2. Westvale Primary School

    Community school

    953 m
  3. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,008
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 492
  • Criminal damage and arson 130
  • Drugs 77
  • Public order 74
  • Other theft 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

15 female, 16 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.6
L31 1 residents
4,971

Age bands in L31 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

979 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

617 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

1,485 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

1,548 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

817 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L31 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

20

within 5 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    1.8 km

  • THE MACMILLAN SURGERY

    ST. CHADS WALK IN CENTRE, ST. CHADS DRIVE, LIVERPOOL, L32 8RE

    ODS code N83601

    2.1 km

  • MILLBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOUTHDENE PCRC, BEWLEY DRIVE, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L32 9PF

    ODS code N83032

    2.4 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    79 BIGDALE DRIVE, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 6YJ

    ODS code N83009

    2.6 km

  • ST. LAURENCE'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LEESIDE AVENUE, LIVERPOOL, L32 9QU

    ODS code N83033

    2.7 km

  • WESTMORELAND GP CENTRE

    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE, FAZAKERLEY, LIVERPOOL, L9 7AL

    ODS code N82037

    2.9 km

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    3.5 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    3.5 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    3.5 km

  • GILLMOSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 PETHERICK ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L11 0AG

    ODS code N82087

    3.6 km

  • POULTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    34 POULTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 0HJ

    ODS code N82648

    3.7 km

  • MOSS WAY

    51 MOSS WAY, LIVERPOOL, L11 0BL

    ODS code N82655

    3.8 km

  • LONG LANE

    LONG LANE MEDICAL CENTRE, LONG LANE, WALTON, LIVERPOOL, L9 6DQ

    ODS code N82110

    3.9 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    3.9 km

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    3.9 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    3.9 km

  • ORRELL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY CHURCH, ORRELL LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 8BU

    ODS code N84027

    4.5 km

  • STOPGATE LANE MEDICAL CTR

    6 STOPGATE LANE, WALTON, LIVERPOOL, L9 6AP

    ODS code N82678

    4.6 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL CENTRE

    52-54 CROXTETH HALL LANE, CROXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L11 4UG

    ODS code N82083

    4.7 km

  • AINTREE PARK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82053

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Woodland Road

    BCT · Waddicar

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Waddicar

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Waddicar

    0.1 miles
  • Andrew Avenue

    BCT · Waddicar

    0.2 miles
  • Rainbow Fields

    BCT · Waddicar

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 026B, 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

12,335 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £227,500 from 2 recorded sales in L31 1DP. 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

Published establishments

64 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 11 secondary schools. Melling Primary School is the nearest published school at 275 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,008 published events cover 12 months, averaging 84 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 492 events.

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