L31 2HA

Lydiate & Maghull West · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 0YW 43 m
L31 1AA 43 m
L31 1WE 43 m
L31 1WW 43 m
L31 1YW 43 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 2HA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 2
Latitude
53.512646
Longitude
-2.944046
British National Grid easting
337,494
British National Grid northing
402,187

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
E00035821
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 020D · E01007072
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 020 · E02001448

Postcode source versions

Explore L31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
31
Secondary
8
  1. St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull

    Academy converter

    273 m
  2. Deyes High School

    Academy converter

    296 m
  3. Maricourt Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
934
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 406
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Public order 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Shoplifting 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L31 2 residents
3,453

Age bands in L31 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

566 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

358 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

837 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,155 residents

Age 65 and over
26.8%

1,068 residents

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

10

within 5 km

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    330 m

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    330 m

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    330 m

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    769 m

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    3.3 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    3.3 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    4.0 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    4.3 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    4.4 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

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

Nearby transport

  • Damfield Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.0 miles
  • Liverpool Road North

    BCT · Maghull

    0.0 miles
  • Maghull Library

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles
  • Stafford Moreton Way

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles
  • Balmoral Road

    BCT · Maghull

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 020D, 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

24,834 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull is the nearest published school at 273 m.

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

Recorded crime

934 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 406 events.

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