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L23 postcode area · Sefton

The L23 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sefton. Area Scores range from 3 to 90 across them. Every full L23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L23 district contains both ends of the scale: Blundellsands at 91 out of 100 (#622 of 6,856 in England) against Ford at 4, an 87-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £180,000 in Ford to £305,500 in Hightown & Thornton.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,142a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime54per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied74%

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 L23 district

£283,500median home sold over the past year · +26.0% over 5 years · +3.1% over the year · 438 sales
Detached£447,497
Semi-detached£309,922
Terraced£207,000
Flat£165,000
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
BlundellsandsSefton 62291 £290,000
Maghull South WestSefton 1,21882 £235,500
Crosby EastSefton 1,26682 £292,500
Formby South East & Ince BlundellSefton 1,76774 £284,050
Brighton le Sands & Crosby WestSefton 3,00156 £250,000
Hightown & ThorntonSefton 3,26852 £305,500
WaterlooSefton 4,35836 £235,000
FordSefton 6,5864 £180,000

People living in L23 Census 2021

Residents60,177
Median age (est.)47
Density1,382per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above35%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 68% · No religion 26% · 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 L23

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L23 district.

Formby South Maghull South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L23.

L22 L29 L72 L21 L30 L38 L80 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.