L
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Liverpool, with 48 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 8% of people in L live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How L compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is L safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L at a rate of 112.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 9,015 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (40,085), other crime (19,552) and anti-social behaviour (11,036).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L was 111.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in L
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1Liverpool, Toxteth | 12,055 | £151,950 | 823.7 per 1,000 |
| L2Liverpool | 1,747 | £124,000 | 588.6 per 1,000 |
| L3Liverpool, Vauxhall | 18,109 | £173,918 | 235.2 per 1,000 |
| L4Liverpool, Anfield | 40,941 | £130,000 | 140.0 per 1,000 |
| L5Liverpool, Everton | 14,479 | £136,000 | 204.9 per 1,000 |
| L6Liverpool, Kensington | 24,452 | £130,250 | 138.8 per 1,000 |
| L7Liverpool, Edge Hill | 22,693 | £142,000 | 142.9 per 1,000 |
| L8Liverpool, Toxteth | 34,638 | £147,500 | 125.5 per 1,000 |
| L9Liverpool, Hartley's Village | 31,840 | £153,500 | 151.3 per 1,000 |
| L10Copple House, Aintree | 14,781 | £200,000 | 62.5 per 1,000 |
| L11Liverpool, Norris Green | 30,121 | £152,375 | 95.0 per 1,000 |
| L12Liverpool, Sandfield Park | 31,650 | £220,000 | 63.3 per 1,000 |
| L13Liverpool, Tuebrook | 29,444 | £150,000 | 120.1 per 1,000 |
| L14Liverpool, Fincham | 27,211 | £172,100 | 81.1 per 1,000 |
| L15Liverpool, Wavertree | 30,302 | £188,750 | 76.5 per 1,000 |
| L16Liverpool, Childwall | 14,424 | £300,000 | 36.6 per 1,000 |
| L17Liverpool, Sefton Park | 23,385 | £268,000 | 105.6 per 1,000 |
| L18Liverpool, Mossley Hill | 26,212 | £325,000 | 61.9 per 1,000 |
| L19Liverpool, Garston | 23,778 | £247,500 | 85.6 per 1,000 |
| L20Bootle, Sandhills | 34,286 | £140,000 | 151.4 per 1,000 |
| L21Litherland, Ford | 25,470 | £178,500 | 112.4 per 1,000 |
| L22Crosby, Waterloo | 13,783 | £225,500 | 73.1 per 1,000 |
| L23Crosby, Thornton | 30,864 | £294,500 | 61.6 per 1,000 |
| L24Liverpool, Speke | 17,978 | £165,000 | 124.7 per 1,000 |
| L25Liverpool, Woolton | 34,459 | £274,000 | 68.2 per 1,000 |
| L26Liverpool, Halewood | 15,314 | £280,500 | 75.8 per 1,000 |
| L27Liverpool, Netherley | 6,493 | £159,000 | 69.8 per 1,000 |
| L28Huyton with Roby, Stockbridge Village | 6,593 | £120,000 | 108.8 per 1,000 |
| L29Sefton, Lunt | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| L30Bootle, Netherton | 19,747 | £163,000 | 112.3 per 1,000 |
| L31Maghull, Lydiate | 30,843 | £245,000 | 51.5 per 1,000 |
| L32Kirkby, Southdene | 20,100 | £150,000 | 122.3 per 1,000 |
| L33Kirkby, Tower Hill | 19,940 | £167,000 | 82.4 per 1,000 |
| L34Prescot, Knowsley | 13,439 | £240,555 | 121.0 per 1,000 |
| L35Prescot, Whiston | 30,704 | £220,000 | 83.9 per 1,000 |
| L36Huyton with Roby, Huyton Park | 42,284 | £181,995 | 83.7 per 1,000 |
| L37Formby, Freshfield | 23,391 | £345,000 | 49.3 per 1,000 |
| L38Hightown, Ince Blundell | 2,480 | £325,000 | 53.6 per 1,000 |
| L39Ormskirk, Aughton Park | 31,550 | £280,000 | 49.9 per 1,000 |
| L40Burscough | 19,402 | £285,000 | 53.3 per 1,000 |
| L67Fazakerley | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| L68Warbreck Park | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| L69Liverpool, Toxteth | 377 | No figure | 87.0 per 1,000 |
| L70Liverpool, Toxteth | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| L71Victoria Park, Toxteth | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| L72Warbreck Park, Great Crosby | 502 | No figure | 244.1 per 1,000 |
| L74Liverpool, Toxteth | 284 | No figure | 37.2 per 1,000 |
| L75Bootle, Victoria Park | No figure | No figure | No figure |
L in brief
The L postcode area, named after Liverpool, has 48 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in L was £210,000 in 2025.
L had 892,545 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in L live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In L, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.