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L16 postcode area · Liverpool

The L16 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Knowsley, Liverpool. Area Scores range from 6 to 99 across them. Every full L16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L16 district contains both ends of the scale: Calderstones at 99 out of 100 (#60 of 6,856 in England) against Belle Vale at 6, a 93-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods 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 £175,000 in Wavertree South to £537,750 in Calderstones — a 3.1× gap within the L16 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£37,298a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime49per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied75%

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 L16 district

£300,000median home sold over the past year · +18.8% over 5 years · +1.3% over the year · 163 sales
Detached£401,825
Semi-detached£310,000
Terraced£245,000
Flat£155,000
Liverpool£182,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
CalderstonesLiverpool 6099 £537,750
Childwall West & Wavertree GreenLiverpool 76689 £350,000
GateacreLiverpool 98586 £360,000
Childwall EastLiverpool 1,06784 £285,000
Huyton West & RobyKnowsley 1,34980 £271,000
Broad GreenLiverpool 2,08970 £273,000
Court Hey & SwansideKnowsley 2,15169 £220,000
Wavertree SouthLiverpool 5,37922 £175,000
Belle ValeLiverpool 6,4076 £181,500

People living in L16 Census 2021

Residents72,691
Median age (est.)41
Density4,104per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above36%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 16%25–44 23%45–64 25%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 10%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 26% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 L16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L16 district.

Childwall Huyton Wavertree

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L16.

L27 L14 L15 L18 L25 L13 L36 L17

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.