L31 2PU

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 2PD 110 m
L31 2PF 132 m
L31 2PA 159 m
L31 2LY 177 m
L31 2ND 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 2PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 2
Latitude
53.528067
Longitude
-2.933045
British National Grid easting
338,246
British National Grid northing
403,893

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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
40, Piper Close, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 2PU 15 March 2024 £307,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

    Academy converter

    437 m
  2. Northway Primary School

    Community school

    848 m
  3. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    960 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
727
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 346
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Public order 66
  • Shoplifting 36

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    1.3 km

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    1.6 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    1.6 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    1.6 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    2.7 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    4.8 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

  • Moss Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Kenyons Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.2 miles
  • Kenyons Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.2 miles
  • Pygon's Hill Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £307,995 from 1 recorded sale in L31 2PU. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate is the nearest published school at 437 m.

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

Recorded crime

727 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 346 events.

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