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L5 2SW

Kirkdale West · Liverpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Kirkdale West
Local authority
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Riverside
Postcode district
L5
Postcode sector
L5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L5 2SL 68 m
L5 2PT 77 m
L5 2SJ 90 m
L5 2PL 96 m
L5 2SZ 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L5 2SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L5
Postcode sector
L5 2
Latitude
53.428301
Longitude
-2.980224
British National Grid easting
334,966
British National Grid northing
392,836

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Liverpool · E08000012
Electoral ward
Kirkdale West · E05015310
Parish or community
E43000166
Westminster constituency
Liverpool Riverside · E14001338
Output area
E00033981
Lower layer super output area
Liverpool 022G · E01034399
Middle layer super output area
Liverpool 022 · E02001368

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
144
Primary
89
Secondary
15

  1. Notre Dame Catholic Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    335 m

  2. Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    516 m

  3. St John's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    601 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,385
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,587
  • Drugs 854
  • Public order 819
  • Criminal damage and arson 606
  • Shoplifting 539

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

8 female, 27 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
1.0
L5 2 residents
1,242

Age bands in L5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

157 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

85 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

182 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

192 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

191 residents

This postcode contained 2.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L5 2 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

66

within 5 km

  • BOUSFIELD - ROBERTS

    BOUSFIELD SURGERY, WESTMINSTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L4 4PP

    ODS code N82078

    403 m

  • BOUSFIELD SURGERY - DR SHAH

    WESTMINSTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L4 4PP

    ODS code N82077

    403 m

  • STANLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOUSFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, WESTMINISTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L4 4PP

    ODS code N82651

    403 m

  • KIRKDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 WALLER CLOSE, LIVERPOOL, L4 4QJ

    ODS code N82101

    721 m

  • GREAT HOMER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    MERE LANE N'HOOD HC, 49-51 MERE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L5 0QW

    ODS code N82669

    817 m

  • MERE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

    MERE LANE N'HOOD HC, MERE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L5 0QW

    ODS code N82099

    817 m

  • VAUXHALL HEALTH CENTRE

    LIMEKILN LANE, LIVERPOOL, L5 8XR

    ODS code N82115

    1.0 km

  • WESTMINSTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    ALDAMS GROVE, LIVERPOOL, L4 3TT

    ODS code N82049

    1.4 km

  • ALBION SURGERY

    45 EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 2EH

    ODS code N82095

    1.7 km

  • ISLINGTON HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    45 EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 2EH

    ODS code N82081

    1.7 km

  • BROWNLOW AT MARYBONE

    MARYBONE HEALTH CENTRE, UNIT 1, 2 VAUXHALL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L3 2BG

    ODS code N82617

    2.0 km

  • WALTON VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 WALTON VILLAGE, LIVERPOOL, L4 6TW

    ODS code N82668

    2.2 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELMONT GROVE, ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL, L6 4EW

    ODS code N82011

    2.3 km

  • CONCEPT HOUSE SURGERY

    17 MERTON ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3BG

    ODS code N84038

    2.3 km

  • BROWNLOW GROUP PRACTICE

    PRIMARY CARE RESOURCE CENTRE, 70 PEMBROKE PLACE, LIVERPOOL, L69 3GF

    ODS code N82117

    2.4 km

  • BENIM MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PENVALLEY CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL, L6 3BY

    ODS code N82067

    2.4 km

  • FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A PENVALLEY CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL, L6 3BY

    ODS code N82113

    2.4 km

  • ANFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    TOWNSEND LANE N'HOOD H/C, 98 TOWNSEND LANE, ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL, L6 0BB

    ODS code N82103

    2.4 km

  • TOWNSEND MEDICAL CENTRE

    98 TOWNSEND LANE, ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL, L6 0BB

    ODS code N82052

    2.4 km

  • BOOTLE VILLAGE SURGERY

    204 STANLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3EW

    ODS code N84015

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 66 matching practices.

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

  • Sterling Way

    BCT · Kirkdale

    0.0 miles

  • Whittle Street

    BCT · Kirkdale

    0.1 miles

  • Great Homer Street

    BCT · Kirkdale

    0.1 miles

  • Kirkdale Road

    BCT · Everton

    0.1 miles

  • Lancaster Street

    BCT · Kirkdale

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Liverpool 022G, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

727 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
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

144 open schools are in scope, including 89 primary and 15 secondary schools. Notre Dame Catholic Academy is the nearest published school at 335 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,385 published events cover 12 months, averaging 615.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,587 events.

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