L31 2PP

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 2PA 106 m
L31 2PD 117 m
L31 2PF 122 m
L31 2ND 147 m
L31 2LY 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 2PP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 2
Latitude
53.526408
Longitude
-2.934894
British National Grid easting
338,121
British National Grid northing
403,710

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
E00035932
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 018E · E01007100
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
28
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

    Academy converter

    221 m
  2. Northway Primary School

    Community school

    653 m
  3. Lydiate Primary School

    Community school

    861 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
806
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 383
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Public order 75
  • Shoplifting 41

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

    1.1 km

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    1.3 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    1.3 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    1.3 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

    4.7 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    4.9 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    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

  • Kenyons Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Kenyons Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Coronation Road

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.2 miles
  • Kenyons Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.2 miles
  • Moss Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 018E, 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

24,749 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate is the nearest published school at 221 m.

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

Recorded crime

806 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 383 events.

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