L31 7AQ

Aintree & Maghull South · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 7AG 16 m
L31 7BD 75 m
L31 7ER 76 m
L31 7AD 83 m
L31 7AL 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 7AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2014
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 7
Latitude
53.505653
Longitude
-2.946273
British National Grid easting
337,336
British National Grid northing
401,411

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
E00035826
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 020E · E01007073
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 020 · E02001448

Postcode source versions

Explore L31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
40
Secondary
10
  1. St George's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    277 m
  2. Maghull High School

    Academy converter

    292 m
  3. Maricourt Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    586 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
780
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 312
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Public order 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Shoplifting 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L31 7 residents
2,732

Age bands in L31 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

328 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

226 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

468 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

749 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

698 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.

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    1.1 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    1.1 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    1.1 km

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    1.5 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    2.6 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    2.6 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    3.5 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    4.1 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    4.3 km

  • POULTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    34 POULTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 0HJ

    ODS code N82648

    4.4 km

  • WESTMORELAND GP CENTRE

    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE, FAZAKERLEY, LIVERPOOL, L9 7AL

    ODS code N82037

    4.5 km

  • THE MACMILLAN SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83601

    4.8 km

  • ORRELL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY CHURCH, ORRELL LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 8BU

    ODS code N84027

    4.9 km

  • AINTREE PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    46 MOSS LANE, ORRELL PARK, LIVERPOOL, L9 8AL

    ODS code N82053

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Liverpool Road South

    BCT · Maghull

    0.0 miles
  • Bailey Way

    BCT · Maghull

    0.0 miles
  • Ormonde Avenue

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles
  • Hall Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles
  • Hall Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 020E, 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

30,091 of 33,755

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

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 10 secondary schools. St George's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

780 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 312 events.

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