L33
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kirkby, Tower Hill and Northwood, in Knowsley.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an L33 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 1% of people in L33 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How L33 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is L33 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L33 at a rate of 82.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across the L postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 160 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L33.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (807), other crime (302) and criminal damage and arson (200).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L33 was 84.4 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.
Deprivation in L33, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L33 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in L33
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowsley 001A | 2,163 | 74.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 83.8% |
| Knowsley 001B | 1,300 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Knowsley 001C | 1,843 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Knowsley 001D | 1,800 | 130.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Knowsley 001E | 2,316 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| Knowsley 002D | 1,545 | 56.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Knowsley 002E | 2,646 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| Knowsley 002F | 2,019 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.0% |
| Knowsley 003D | 1,389 | 544.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| Knowsley 003E | 1,382 | 101.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 79.0% |
| Knowsley 005G | 1,451 | 170.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.7% |
MPs for L33
- Anneliese MidgleyLabourMP for Knowsley97% of L33’s postcodes
- Ashley DaltonLabourMP for West Lancashire2.7% of L33’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in L331
Postcode sectors in L3310
Council1
Towns in L331
Postcode districts next to L336
Nearest rail stations4
More in the L postcode area2
L33 in brief
L33 is a postcode district covering Kirkby, Tower Hill and Northwood, in Knowsley.
About 20,939 people lived in L33 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £167,000 in 2025 across 175 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 82.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in L33 was £167,000 in 2025.
L33 had 19,940 usual residents at the census.
About 1% of people in L33 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In L33, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.