Gorsey Lane Sefton
6 addresses across 1 postcode (L38), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 34101172.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (E: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Sefton costs £2,583 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hightown, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Merrilocks Park, is about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 3 to 6 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hightown Village Surgery, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 190 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 23% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 226 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (2); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 street: most are in band B (41% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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: yes, Sefton.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 street's 6 addresses are between 3 m and 6 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L38 3RB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hightown 297,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hall Road 384,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Blundellsands and Crosby 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Oakfield Road Hightown | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Sainsburys Formby Smart Charge | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 24.1 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hightown Village Surgery | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hightown Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest School Road Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Ashworth Hospital Healthcare Registry | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Police station | Port of Liverpool Police | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Great Crosby NatWest | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Merrilocks Park 1,420 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,740 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hightown Cross on Alt Road, 60m south east of Hightown Station | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Standing cross on the village green, 30m south east of the junction of Carr House Lane and Lady Green Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Ince Blundell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Flea Moss Wood | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Sniggery Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Orrell Hill Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Formby Bank | Wetland | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Formby Beach | Beach | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| Buckley Hill | Hill | 5 km (3.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sefton: see them on the Sefton page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (merseyside).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 77% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- L38 3RB: 6 addresses of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.