L21 0ED Sefton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ford. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Sefton in 2026-27: Band D £2,583 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,722 | £2,009 | £2,296 | £2,583 | £3,157 | £3,731 | £4,305 | £5,166 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (47% of about 570 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Kirkstone Hotel, Moss Lane, Netherton, permissioned (580 m)
- 129, Sterrix Lane, Netherton, permissioned (750 m)
- Litherland Methodist Church, Wilsons Lane, Netherton, not permissioned (880 m)
- Former Litherland Methodist Church, Wilsons Lane, Netherton, not permissioned (880 m)
- Church Hall and Land adjacent Orrell Road, Bootle, permissioned (940 m)
- Site of Sefton Works, Field Lane, Netherton, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Land at Pendle Drive, Pendle Drive, Bootle, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Remaining area of Land at, Pendle Drive, Netherton, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 25 m and 26 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Seaforth and Litherland 852,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Waterloo (Merseyside) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Aintree 977,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Sonning Avenue Hatton Hill Park | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 2.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 4.0 km |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 18.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ford Medical Practice | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tsao Dental Practice | 810 m |
| Hospital | First Response Team, Clock View Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Port of Liverpool Police | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Merseyside Hardware and Garden Centre, Litherland Cashzone | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Stanley Park 4,340 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Rimrose Valley Country Park 116 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 122 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buckley Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km west |
| Grain Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
| Gladstone Passage | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-west |
| Gladstone Branch Dock Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-west |
| Moor Hey Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 24 |
4 of the postcode's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.