L72 8LD

Netherton South & Orrell · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L30 1ZY 0 m
L68 0AQ 0 m
L72 0AD 0 m
L72 1AD 0 m
L72 1AY 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L72 8LD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L72
Postcode sector
L72 8
Latitude
53.473071
Longitude
-2.960690
British National Grid easting
336,331
British National Grid northing
397,799

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
E00035711
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 029A · E01007048
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 029 · E02001457

Postcode source versions

Explore L72

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
111
Primary
70
Secondary
16
  1. Foundations for LIFE School

    Other independent special school

    436 m
  2. The Motiv8 School

    Other independent special school

    687 m
  3. Longmoor Community Primary School

    Community school

    886 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,709
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,136
  • Criminal damage and arson 252
  • Public order 241
  • Anti social behaviour 227
  • Shoplifting 225

GP practices

47

within 5 km

  • POULTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    34 POULTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 0HJ

    ODS code N82648

    885 m

  • ORRELL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    TRINITY CHURCH, ORRELL LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 8BU

    ODS code N84027

    1.2 km

  • AINTREE PARK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82053

    1.2 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    1.9 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    1.9 km

  • WESTMORELAND GP CENTRE

    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE, FAZAKERLEY, LIVERPOOL, L9 7AL

    ODS code N82037

    2.1 km

  • AINTREE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 AINTREE ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 9DL

    ODS code N84002

    2.3 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    2.6 km

  • 15 SEFTON ROAD

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

    ODS code N84035

    2.6 km

  • THE GREY ROAD SURGERY

    3 RICE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 1AD

    ODS code N82097

    2.7 km

  • WALTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 RICE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 1AD

    ODS code N82048

    2.7 km

  • BRIDGE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N84023

    2.8 km

  • LITHERLAND PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N84605

    2.8 km

  • LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE

    HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code Y02514

    2.8 km

  • NORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    290 KNOWSLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 5DQ

    ODS code N84019

    2.9 km

  • STOPGATE LANE MEDICAL CTR

    6 STOPGATE LANE, WALTON, LIVERPOOL, L9 6AP

    ODS code N82678

    2.9 km

  • THE STRAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 MARSH LANE, BOOTLE, L20 5BW

    ODS code N84028

    3.0 km

  • LONG LANE

    LONG LANE MEDICAL CENTRE, LONG LANE, WALTON, LIVERPOOL, L9 6DQ

    ODS code N82110

    3.0 km

  • PARK STREET SURGERY

    PARK STREET, BOOTLE, L20 3DF

    ODS code N84034

    3.1 km

  • CONCEPT HOUSE SURGERY

    17 MERTON ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3BG

    ODS code N84038

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 47 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

  • Hereford Drive

    BCT · Netherton

    0.1 miles
  • Hereford Drive

    BCT · Netherton

    0.1 miles
  • Aintree Interchange

    BCT · Netherton

    0.2 miles
  • Aintree Interchange

    BCT · Netherton

    0.2 miles
  • Aintree Station

    BCT · Aintree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 029A, 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

2,787 of 33,755

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

111 open schools are in scope, including 70 primary and 16 secondary schools. Foundations for LIFE School is the nearest published school at 436 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,709 published events cover 12 months, averaging 225.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,136 events.

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