L1 postcode area · Liverpool

The L1 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Knowsley, Liverpool. Area Scores range from 13 to 80 across them. Every full L1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L1 district contains both ends of the scale: Huyton West & Roby at 80 out of 100 (#1,349 of 6,856 in England) against Chinatown, St James & Georgian Quarter at 14, a 66-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £135,000 in Central & Islington to £271,000 in Huyton West & Roby — a 2.0× gap within the L1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Knowsley and Liverpool — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,835a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime319per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)29

Owner-occupied34%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the L1 district

£148,547median home sold over the past year · +42.8% over 5 years · -10.0% over the year · 189 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached—

Terraced—

Flat£148,547

Liverpool£182,000

North West£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Huyton West & RobyKnowsley	1,349	80	£271,000
Central & IslingtonLiverpool	3,535	48	£135,000
Albert Dock & Queen's DockLiverpool	4,207	39	£174,995
DingleLiverpool	5,811	15	£171,500
Chinatown, St James & Georgian QuarterLiverpool	5,907	14	£147,500

People living in L1 Census 2021

Residents46,431

Median age (est.)29

Density5,109per km²

No qualifications13%

Degree or above38%

No car or van48%

Age

0–14 8%15–24 36%25–44 30%45–64 16%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 22%Private rent 43%

Households

One person 45%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 12%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	27%
Associate professional	15%
Elementary	12%
Sales & customer service	10%
Administrative	10%
Managers & directors	9%
Caring & leisure	8%
Skilled trades	6%
Process & plant	4%

Ethnic group

White 78%Asian 9%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 39% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 22%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in L1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L1 district.

Huyton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L1.

L7 L8 L67 L74 L2 L15 L3 L6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.