L31 8EZ

Lydiate & Maghull West · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 8EY 53 m
L31 8EQ 80 m
L31 8BJ 85 m
L31 8DH 113 m
L31 8EH 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 8EZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 8
Latitude
53.515400
Longitude
-2.951557
British National Grid easting
337,000
British National Grid northing
402,500

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
E00035840
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 020D · E01007072
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
45
Primary
30
Secondary
7
  1. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    430 m
  2. Green Park Primary School

    Community school

    436 m
  3. Deyes High School

    Academy converter

    751 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
733
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 306
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Public order 61
  • Shoplifting 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    506 m

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    506 m

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    506 m

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    556 m

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    3.3 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    3.3 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    3.7 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

    4.8 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Milton Way

    BCT · Maghull

    0.0 miles
  • Shop Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles
  • Liverpool Road South

    BCT · Maghull

    0.2 miles
  • Balmoral Road

    BCT · Maghull

    0.3 miles
  • Balmoral Road

    BCT · Maghull

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 430 m.

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

Recorded crime

733 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 306 events.

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