L72 postcode area · Sefton

The L72 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sefton. Area Scores range from 7 to 81 across them. Every full L72 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L72 district contains both ends of the scale: Crosby East at 82 out of 100 (#1,266 of 6,856 in England) against Netherton South at 7, a 74-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 £155,000 in Netherton South to £292,500 in Crosby East — a 1.9× gap within the L72 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,032a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)43

Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Crosby EastSefton	1,266	82	£292,500
Netherton SouthSefton	6,353	7	£155,000

People living in L72 Census 2021

Residents15,627

Median age (est.)43

Density3,844per km²

No qualifications20%

Degree or above29%

No car or van26%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 22%Private rent 11%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Administrative 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	19%
Administrative	13%
Associate professional	13%
Managers & directors	11%
Caring & leisure	10%
Skilled trades	9%
Elementary	9%
Sales & customer service	9%
Process & plant	7%

Ethnic group

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 L72

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L72 district.

Netherton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L72.

L21 L30 L23 L22 L80 L10 L68 L9

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.