L38 postcode area · Sefton

The L38 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sefton. Area Scores range from 52 to 82 across them. Every full L38 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the L38 district, Formby Central & Freshfield South is the strongest performer at 82 out of 100 (#1,218 of 6,856 nationally); Hightown & Thornton is the weakest at 52. 2 of the 3 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £284,000 and £305,500.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,953a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime57per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)50

Owner-occupied81%

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 L38 district

£330,000median home sold over the past year · +24.5% over 5 years · -18.0% over the year · 37 sales

Detached£405,000

Semi-detached£256,500

Terraced—

Flat—

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
Formby Central & Freshfield SouthSefton	1,218	82	£284,000
Formby South East & Ince BlundellSefton	1,767	74	£284,050
Hightown & ThorntonSefton	3,268	52	£305,500

People living in L38 Census 2021

Residents20,928

Median age (est.)50

Density632per km²

No qualifications16%

Degree or above36%

No car or van16%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 29%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 8%Private rent 11%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups

Professional	23%
Associate professional	14%
Managers & directors	14%
Administrative	11%
Caring & leisure	9%
Skilled trades	8%
Sales & customer service	8%
Elementary	7%
Process & plant	5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 68% · No religion 25% · 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 L38

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L38 district.

Formby Formby South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L38.

L37 L29 L23 L22 L72 L21 L30 L31

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.