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L31 4EN

Lydiate & Maghull West · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Liverpool
Ward
Lydiate & Maghull West
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 2PJ 48 m
L31 4EL 64 m
L31 4EP 90 m
L31 4ES 92 m
L31 2JN 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 4EN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 4
Latitude
53.523786
Longitude
-2.951640
British National Grid easting
337,007
British National Grid northing
403,433

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Lydiate & Maghull West · E05016339
Parish or community
E04000032
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035805
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 017A · E01007067
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 017 · E02001445

Postcode source versions

Explore L31

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Bells Lane, Liverpool, L31 4EN 1 July 2021 £505,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
24
Secondary
4

  1. Lydiate Primary School

    Community school

    440 m

  2. Green Park Primary School

    Community school

    544 m

  3. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    583 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
575
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 240
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Public order 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Shoplifting 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
L31 4 residents
2,455

Age bands in L31 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

292 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

203 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

418 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

695 residents

Age 65 and over
28.7%

647 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L31 4 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

    595 m

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    1.0 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    1.0 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    1.0 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    4.0 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    4.1 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    4.2 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    4.3 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

  • Bells Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles

  • Seafore Close

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles

  • Nedens Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles

  • Nedens Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.2 miles

  • Lambshear Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 017A, 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

22,695 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
1
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

32 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Lydiate Primary School is the nearest published school at 440 m.

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

Recorded crime

575 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 240 events.

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