L21 postcode area · Sefton

The L21 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sefton. Area Scores range from 0 to 52 across them. Every full L21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the L21 district: Hightown & Thornton scores 52 out of 100 (#3,268 of 6,856 nationally) while Bootle South sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 52 points apart on the index. 7 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £100,000 in Bootle North to £305,500 in Hightown & Thornton — a 3.1× gap within the L21 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£29,677a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime113per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)42

Owner-occupied50%

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 L21 district

£168,500median home sold over the past year · +34.8% over 5 years · +7.8% over the year · 194 sales

Detached£279,880

Semi-detached£195,000

Terraced£141,000

Flat£87,500

Sefton£230,000

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
Hightown & ThorntonSefton	3,268	52	£305,500
Litherland SouthSefton	3,549	48	£205,000
Litherland NorthSefton	5,441	21	£178,750
Seaforth NorthSefton	6,065	12	£160,000
OrrellSefton	6,072	11	£178,750
FordSefton	6,586	4	£180,000
Seaforth SouthSefton	6,743	2	£123,750
Bootle NorthSefton	6,798	1	£100,000
Bootle SouthSefton	6,812	1	£113,500

People living in L21 Census 2021

Residents67,137

Median age (est.)42

Density2,023per km²

No qualifications25%

Degree or above23%

No car or van39%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 28%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 31%Private rent 19%

Households

One person 37%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 17%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Administrative 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	14%
Administrative	13%
Caring & leisure	12%
Elementary	12%
Associate professional	12%
Sales & customer service	10%
Skilled trades	10%
Process & plant	9%
Managers & directors	8%

Ethnic group

White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 65% · No religion 28% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 L21

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L21 district.

Bootle Litherland Seaforth

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L21.

L72 L30 L80 L22 L23 L68 L20 L10

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.