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L33 postcode area · Knowsley

The L33 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Knowsley, Sefton, West Lancashire. Area Scores range from 3 to 85 across them. Every full L33 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the L33 district: Bickerstaffe & Newburgh scores 86 out of 100 (#978 of 6,856 nationally) while Kirkby South East sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 83 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood 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 £144,500 in Kirkby South East to £290,995 in Bickerstaffe & Newburgh — a 2.0× gap within the L33 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Knowsley, Sefton and West Lancashire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,102a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime76per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied63%

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 L33 district

£168,500median home sold over the past year · +27.4% over 5 years · +5.3% over the year · 166 sales
Detached£245,000
Semi-detached£170,000
Terraced£140,000
Flat—
Knowsley£195,000
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
Bickerstaffe & NewburghWest Lancashire 97886 £290,995
Aintree East & WaddicarSefton 3,03556 £230,000
Kirkby North WestKnowsley 3,94042 £187,500
Knowsley Village & SouthdeneKnowsley 6,3667 £157,000
Kirkby North EastKnowsley 6,5934 £196,000
Kirkby South EastKnowsley 6,6413 £144,500

People living in L33 Census 2021

Residents51,628
Median age (est.)40
Density482per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above23%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 13%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 23%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 17%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 17%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 12% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative11%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service10%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 67% · No religion 27% · Muslim 0%

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 L33

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L33 district.

Aintree Kirkby North Kirkby South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L33.

L32 L31 L10 L11 L30 L9 L12 L28

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.