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L31 8DU

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 8EA 64 m
L31 8DT 88 m
L31 2JH 93 m
L31 2HQ 102 m
L31 8EB 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 8DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 8
Latitude
53.518812
Longitude
-2.948587
British National Grid easting
337,202
British National Grid northing
402,877

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
E00035839
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 017D · E01007070
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 017 · E02001445

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Windle Ash, Liverpool, L31 8DU 14 August 2025 £272,500
8, Windle Ash, Liverpool, L31 8DU 2 July 2025 £250,000
20, Windle Ash, Liverpool, L31 8DU 25 May 2023 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. Green Park Primary School

    Community school

    349 m

  2. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    394 m

  3. Deyes High School

    Academy converter

    748 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
723
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 309
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Public order 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Shoplifting 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

25 female, 28 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.6
L31 8 residents
2,909

Age bands in L31 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

374 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

238 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.5%

545 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

758 residents

Age 65 and over
31.3%

873 residents

This postcode contained 1.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L31 8 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

9

within 5 km

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    151 m

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    471 m

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    471 m

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    471 m

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    3.7 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    3.7 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    4.1 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    4.1 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    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

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

  • Gordon Avenue

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

  • Dodds Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

  • Dodds Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

  • Milton Way

    BCT · Maghull

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 017D, 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

29,575 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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
7
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
3
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £272,500 from 5 recorded sales in L31 8DU. 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

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Green Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 349 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

723 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 309 events.

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