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L31 7BA

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 2HA 44 m
L31 7DU 74 m
L31 0YW 79 m
L31 1AA 79 m
L31 1WE 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 7BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 7
Latitude
53.512355
Longitude
-2.944492
British National Grid easting
337,464
British National Grid northing
402,155

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
E04000033
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035821
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 020D · E01007072
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 020 · E02001448

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Damfield Lane, Liverpool, L31 7BA 27 August 2001 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
31
Secondary
8

  1. St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull

    Academy converter

    306 m

  2. Deyes High School

    Academy converter

    339 m

  3. Maricourt Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    655 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
942
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 407
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Public order 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Shoplifting 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L31 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    365 m

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    365 m

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    365 m

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    795 m

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    3.2 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    3.2 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    3.9 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    4.3 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    4.5 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Liverpool Road North

    BCT · Maghull

    0.0 miles

  • Damfield Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

  • Maghull Library

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

  • Stafford Moreton Way

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

  • Balmoral Road

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 020D, 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

24,834 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

47 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull is the nearest published school at 306 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

942 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 407 events.

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