L31 3DS

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 1FS 40 m
L31 3DU 86 m
L31 1FR 126 m
L31 1GF 130 m
L31 3EA 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 3DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 3
Latitude
53.506752
Longitude
-2.924208
British National Grid easting
338,801
British National Grid northing
401,514

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
E00035944
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 019C · E01007098
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 019 · E02001447

Postcode source versions

Explore L31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
37
Secondary
7
  1. Summerhill Primary School

    Community school

    144 m
  2. Maricourt Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    937 m
  3. St George's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
961
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 492
  • Public order 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Drugs 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L31 3 residents
1,685

Age bands in L31 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.5%

105 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

103 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.1%

167 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

280 residents

Age 65 and over
40.7%

450 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

15

within 5 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

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    2.0 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    2.8 km

  • THE MACMILLAN SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83601

    3.8 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    3.8 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    3.8 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    79 BIGDALE DRIVE, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 6YJ

    ODS code N83009

    3.9 km

  • MILLBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOUTHDENE PCRC, BEWLEY DRIVE, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L32 9PF

    ODS code N83032

    4.2 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    4.4 km

  • ST. LAURENCE'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LEESIDE AVENUE, LIVERPOOL, L32 9QU

    ODS code N83033

    4.5 km

  • WESTMORELAND GP CENTRE

    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE, FAZAKERLEY, LIVERPOOL, L9 7AL

    ODS code N82037

    4.5 km

  • POULTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    34 POULTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 0HJ

    ODS code N82648

    4.8 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    5.0 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

  • Leatherbarrows Lane

    BCT · Kennessee Green

    0.0 miles
  • Molyneux Road

    BCT · Kennessee Green

    0.0 miles
  • Maghull Rail Station

    RLY · Maghull

    0.3 miles
  • Hillcrest

    BCT · Maghull

    0.3 miles
  • Hillcrest

    BCT · Maghull

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 019C, 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

25,653 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

52 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 7 secondary schools. Summerhill Primary School is the nearest published school at 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

961 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 492 events.

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