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L38 0BY

Thornton & Hightown · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Thornton & Hightown
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L38
Postcode sector
L38 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L38 9EY 239 m
L38 9GJ 244 m
L38 9EX 255 m
L38 9GH 280 m
L38 9GE 313 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L38 0BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L38
Postcode sector
L38 0
Latitude
53.518055
Longitude
-3.063224
British National Grid easting
329,600
British National Grid northing
402,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Thornton & Hightown · E05016345
Parish or community
E04000037
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035617
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 021D · E01007027
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 021 · E02001449

Postcode source versions

Explore L38

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
16
Secondary
6

  1. St Michaels Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.9 km

  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

  3. Range High School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
109
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Public order 8
  • Burglary 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L38 0 residents
517

Age bands in L38 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.3%

43 residents

Age 15 to 24
6%

31 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.8%

71 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

154 residents

Age 65 and over
42.1%

217 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

7

within 5 km

  • HIGHTOWN VILLAGE SURGERY

    1 ST GEORGES ROAD, HIGHTOWN, LIVERPOOL, L38 3RY

    ODS code N84626

    1.4 km

  • BLUNDELLSANDS SURGERY

    1 WARREN ROAD, BLUNDELLSANDS, LIVERPOOL, L23 6TZ

    ODS code N84020

    4.0 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY FORMBY

    12 ELBOW LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4AW

    ODS code N84018

    4.2 km

  • CHAPEL LANE SURGERY

    13 CHAPEL LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4DL

    ODS code N84006

    4.3 km

  • LIVERPOOL RD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    133 LIVERPOOL ROAD, CROSBY, LIVERPOOL, L23 5TE

    ODS code N84007

    4.4 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    4.9 km

  • EASTVIEW SURGERY

    81-83 CROSBY ROAD NORTH, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4QD

    ODS code N84011

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Thornbeck Avenue

    BCT · Hightown

    0.1 miles

  • Thornbeck Avenue

    BCT · Hightown

    0.2 miles

  • Oakfield Road

    BCT · Hightown

    0.2 miles

  • Blundell Road

    BCT · Hightown

    0.2 miles

  • Oakfield Road

    BCT · Hightown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 021D, 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

28,863 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Michaels Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

109 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 29 events.

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