L31 2LT

Lydiate & Maghull West · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 2LW 53 m
L31 2LN 97 m
L31 2LU 103 m
L31 2NP 120 m
L31 2LS 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 2LT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 2
Latitude
53.524209
Longitude
-2.945857
British National Grid easting
337,391
British National Grid northing
403,475

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Parish or community
E04000032
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035795
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 017C · E01007069
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 017 · E02001445

Postcode source versions

Explore L31

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
35a, Liverpool Road, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 2LT 23 October 2024 £124,500
39a, Liverpool Road, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 2LT 23 April 2024 £109,000
47b, Liverpool Road, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 2LT 15 December 2023 £89,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
23
Secondary
4
  1. Lydiate Primary School

    Community school

    340 m
  2. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    511 m
  3. St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

    Academy converter

    563 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
609
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 260
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Public order 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Shoplifting 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

16 female, 9 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.3
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L31 2 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

8

within 5 km

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    538 m

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    965 m

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    965 m

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    965 m

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    3.6 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    4.3 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    4.4 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    4.6 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

  • Virginia Avenue

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Oakhill Drive

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Coronation Road

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Clent Avenue

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Nedens Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 017C, 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

16,770 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
6
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

Property market

The five-year median is £107,000 from 4 recorded sales in L31 2LT. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Lydiate Primary School is the nearest published school at 340 m.

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

Recorded crime

609 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 260 events.

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