L31 1HW

Maghull East · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 1LH 60 m
L31 1JB 102 m
L31 1HG 160 m
L31 1HE 162 m
L31 1JD 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 1HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 1
Latitude
53.518685
Longitude
-2.915373
British National Grid easting
339,404
British National Grid northing
402,834

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Parish or community
E04000033
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00176989
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 018H · E01033800
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 018 · E02001446

Postcode source versions

Explore L31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
27
Secondary
4
  1. Northway Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  2. Summerhill Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  3. St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 384
  • Public order 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Anti social behaviour 44
  • Drugs 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
193

1 female, 192 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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 3.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L31 1 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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    1.9 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    1.9 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    1.9 km

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    2.1 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

    19 TOWN GREEN LANE, AUGHTON, ORMSKIRK, L39 6SE

    ODS code P81695

    2.9 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    3.2 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    79 BIGDALE DRIVE, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 6YJ

    ODS code N83009

    4.3 km

  • THE MACMILLAN SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83601

    4.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Parkbourn Drive

    BCT · Moss Side

    0.1 miles
  • Maghull Health Park

    BCT · Moss Side

    0.1 miles
  • Parkbourn Drive

    BCT · Moss Side

    0.1 miles
  • Maghull North Rail Station

    RSE · Maghull

    0.2 miles
  • Beechway

    BCT · Moss Side

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 018H, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,580 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Northway Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 384 events.

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