L38 9AG

Thornton & Hightown · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L38
Postcode sector
L38 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L38 9EG 68 m
L38 9EE 88 m
L38 9ED 102 m
L38 3RW 116 m
L38 9EW 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L38 9AG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L38
Postcode sector
L38 9
Latitude
53.521703
Longitude
-3.057282
British National Grid easting
330,000
British National Grid northing
403,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Parish or community
E04000037
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035619
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
27
Primary
15
Secondary
6
  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km
  2. Range High School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  3. St Michaels Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
125
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 33
  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Public order 12
  • Burglary 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L38 9 residents
1,183

Age bands in L38 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.7%

135 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.4%

74 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

219 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

383 residents

Age 65 and over
29.8%

345 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

6

within 5 km

  • HIGHTOWN VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84626

    937 m

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY FORMBY

    12 ELBOW LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4AW

    ODS code N84018

    3.8 km

  • CHAPEL LANE SURGERY

    13 CHAPEL LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4DL

    ODS code N84006

    3.9 km

  • BLUNDELLSANDS SURGERY

    1 WARREN ROAD, BLUNDELLSANDS, LIVERPOOL, L23 6TZ

    ODS code N84020

    4.3 km

  • LIVERPOOL RD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    133 LIVERPOOL ROAD, CROSBY, LIVERPOOL, L23 5TE

    ODS code N84007

    4.5 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Blundell Road

    BCT · Hightown

    0.0 miles
  • Blundell Road

    BCT · Hightown

    0.0 miles
  • Thornbeck Avenue

    BCT · Hightown

    0.1 miles
  • Thornbeck Avenue

    BCT · Hightown

    0.1 miles
  • Thornbeck Avenue

    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

27 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

125 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 33 events.

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