L31 3EJ

Maghull East · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 3DY 118 m
L31 7BB 150 m
L31 5PW 209 m
L31 5NQ 212 m
L31 7ER 221 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 3EJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 3
Latitude
53.507369
Longitude
-2.942949
British National Grid easting
337,559
British National Grid northing
401,599

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
E00035965
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 019D · E01007099
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 019 · E02001447

Postcode source versions

Explore L31

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Alscot Close, Liverpool, L31 3EJ 26 June 2026 £245,000
3, Alscot Close, Liverpool, L31 3EJ 21 November 2025 £185,000
18, Alscot Close, Liverpool, L31 3EJ 20 September 2024 £255,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
38
Secondary
9
  1. St George's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    248 m
  2. Maricourt Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    317 m
  3. Maghull High School

    Academy converter

    516 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
802
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 335
  • Anti social behaviour 97
  • Public order 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Shoplifting 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

27 female, 21 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 2.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L31 3 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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    920 m

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    920 m

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    920 m

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    1.4 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    2.9 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    2.9 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    3.8 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    4.0 km

  • POULTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    34 POULTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 0HJ

    ODS code N82648

    4.6 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    4.6 km

  • WESTMORELAND GP CENTRE

    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE, FAZAKERLEY, LIVERPOOL, L9 7AL

    ODS code N82037

    4.6 km

  • THE MACMILLAN SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83601

    4.8 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hall Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles
  • Hall Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles
  • Bailey Way

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles
  • Liverpool Road South

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles
  • Dennett Close

    BCT · Maghull

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 019D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,008 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
4
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
4
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 £237,000 from 5 recorded sales in L31 3EJ. 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 9 secondary schools. St George's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 248 m.

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

Recorded crime

802 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 335 events.

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