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L18 postcode area · Liverpool

The L18 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Liverpool. Area Scores range from 12 to 99 across them. Every full L18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L18 district contains both ends of the scale: Calderstones at 99 out of 100 (#60 of 6,856 in England) against Garston at 13, an 86-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 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 L18 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,451a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime61per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied64%

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 L18 district

£325,000median home sold over the past year · +21.7% over 5 years · +1.6% over the year · 334 sales
Detached£640,000
Semi-detached£422,500
Terraced£282,500
Flat£203,750
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
CalderstonesLiverpool 6099 £537,750
Childwall West & Wavertree GreenLiverpool 76689 £350,000
West AllertonLiverpool 1,01985 £400,000
Mossley Hill EastLiverpool 1,44479 £310,000
Wavertree Penny LaneLiverpool 3,24753 £270,000
Mossley Hill West & Sefton ParkLiverpool 4,48135 £225,000
AllertonLiverpool 4,63932 £271,250
Wavertree SouthLiverpool 5,37922 £175,000
GarstonLiverpool 5,98913 £200,000

People living in L18 Census 2021

Residents69,404
Median age (est.)37
Density4,034per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above41%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 20%25–44 25%45–64 23%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 13%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Skilled trades6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 87%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 34% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 L18

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L18 district.

Childwall Mossley Hill Wavertree

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L18.

L17 L15 L19 L16 L25 L1 L27 L7

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.