L72 0JS

Great Crosby · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Bootle
Postcode district
L72
Postcode sector
L72 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L72 8AD 0 m
L72 8AY 0 m
L72 8HE 0 m
L72 8WA 0 m
L23 9AE 36 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L72 0JS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 September 2021
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L72
Postcode sector
L72 0
Latitude
53.486430
Longitude
-3.015894
British National Grid easting
332,688
British National Grid northing
399,336

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Parish or community
E43000168
Westminster constituency
Bootle · E14001113
Output area
E00036004
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 025D · E01007106
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 025 · E02001453

Postcode source versions

Explore L72

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
40
Secondary
8
  1. Sacred Heart Catholic Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    405 m
  2. Great Crosby Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    443 m
  3. Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    518 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,651
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,195
  • Criminal damage and arson 240
  • Public order 236
  • Anti social behaviour 232
  • Shoplifting 152

GP practices

25

within 5 km

  • LIVERPOOL RD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    133 LIVERPOOL ROAD, CROSBY, LIVERPOOL, L23 5TE

    ODS code N84007

    492 m

  • 42 KINGSWAY

    KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84001

    665 m

  • KINGSWAY SURGERY

    30 KINGSWAY, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, L22 4RQ

    ODS code N84041

    665 m

  • EASTVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84011

    853 m

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    1.4 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    1.7 km

  • BLUNDELLSANDS SURGERY

    1 WARREN ROAD, BLUNDELLSANDS, LIVERPOOL, L23 6TZ

    ODS code N84020

    1.7 km

  • LITHERLAND PRACTICE

    LITHERLAND TOWN HALL H/C, HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code N84605

    1.8 km

  • LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE

    HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code Y02514

    1.8 km

  • RAWSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    138 RAWSON ROAD, SEAFORTH, LIVERPOOL, L21 1HP

    ODS code N84615

    1.9 km

  • 15 SEFTON ROAD

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 15 SEFTON ROAD, LITHERLAND, LIVERPOOL, L21 9HA

    ODS code N84035

    2.0 km

  • BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    66-88 BRIDGE ROAD, LITHERLAND, LIVERPOOL, L21 6PH

    ODS code N84023

    2.3 km

  • SEAFORTH VILLAGE SURGERY

    20 SEAFORTH ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 3TA

    ODS code N84043

    2.4 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    2.9 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    2.9 km

  • MOORE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    77 MOORE STREET, BOOTLE, L20 4SE

    ODS code N84016

    3.2 km

  • NORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    290 KNOWSLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 5DQ

    ODS code N84019

    3.4 km

  • THE STRAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 MARSH LANE, BOOTLE, L20 5BW

    ODS code N84028

    3.9 km

  • AINTREE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 AINTREE ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 9DL

    ODS code N84002

    4.0 km

  • AINTREE PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    46 MOSS LANE, ORRELL PARK, LIVERPOOL, L9 8AL

    ODS code N82053

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

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

  • Musker Street

    BCT · Crosby

    0.1 miles
  • Strathmore Drive

    BCT · Crosby

    0.1 miles
  • Trevor Drive

    BCT · Crosby

    0.1 miles
  • Moorgate Avenue

    BCT · Crosby

    0.1 miles
  • Brownmoor Park

    BCT · Crosby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 025D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,339 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 8 secondary schools. Sacred Heart Catholic Academy is the nearest published school at 405 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,651 published events cover 12 months, averaging 220.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,195 events.

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