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L22 postcode area · Sefton

The L22 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sefton. Area Scores range from 11 to 81 across them. Every full L22 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L22 district contains both ends of the scale: Crosby East at 82 out of 100 (#1,266 of 6,856 in England) against Seaforth North at 12, a 70-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £160,000 in Seaforth North to £305,500 in Hightown & Thornton — a 1.9× gap within the L22 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,221a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime64per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied68%

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 L22 district

£225,000median home sold over the past year · +28.6% over 5 years · +7.1% over the year · 163 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached£257,750
Terraced£228,700
Flat£130,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Crosby EastSefton 1,26682 £292,500
Brighton le Sands & Crosby WestSefton 3,00156 £250,000
Hightown & ThorntonSefton 3,26852 £305,500
WaterlooSefton 4,35836 £235,000
Seaforth NorthSefton 6,06512 £160,000

People living in L22 Census 2021

Residents41,100
Median age (est.)46
Density1,679per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above34%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 15% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional15%
Administrative13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 67% · No religion 27% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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 L22

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L22 district.

Seaforth

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L22.

L23 L21 L72 L29 L30 L80 L38 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.