L31 4LG

Lydiate & Maghull West · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 4LD 18 m
L31 4LA 47 m
L31 4JR 72 m
L31 4EF 119 m
L31 4JL 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 4LG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 4
Latitude
53.528881
Longitude
-2.951859
British National Grid easting
337,000
British National Grid northing
404,000

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
E00035808
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 017B · E01007068
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 017 · E02001445

Postcode source versions

Explore L31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    291 m
  2. Lydiate Primary School

    Community school

    337 m
  3. Acre View Primary School

    Other independent special school

    734 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
371
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 155
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Public order 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Vehicle crime 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    1.6 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

    3.7 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    4.7 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    4.7 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Mallory Avenue

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Pilling Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Mayfayre Avenue

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Mayfayre Avenue

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles
  • Lambshear Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 017B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,289 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 291 m.

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

Recorded crime

371 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 155 events.

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