Leatherbarrows Lane Sefton
5 addresses across 4 postcodes (L31), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 34101645.
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 C; Band D in Sefton costs £2,583 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Maghull, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Rainbow Park, is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 23 to 26 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dr Maassarani & Partners, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 840 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (42% of about 2,070 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- LAND AT DURANTS COTTAGES, MELLING LANE, MAGHULL & AINTREE, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 26 October 2026: SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| L31 1LD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| L31 1AE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| L31 1BG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| L31 1GE | not in 2 or 3 |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 23 m and 26 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L31 1AE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| L31 1BG | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| L31 1GE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L31 1LD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Maghull 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Maghull North 614,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Kirkby (Merseyside) 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Weavers Lane Melling | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Tree View Court Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 19.1 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dr Maassarani & Partners | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Station Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Andrew & Priyal Crosby | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Ashworth Hospital Healthcare Registry | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Maghull Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Mount Service Station, Melling Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Rainbow Park 2.4 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Delaware Allotments 7,290 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barnes Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Cross base 25m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Standing cross 30m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard | Scheduled monument | 790 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Big Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Massam's Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Shacklady's Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Old Rough | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Lime tree Woods | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Buckley Hill | Hill | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 5 |
4 of the street's 5 addresses are 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerhill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hudson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Maricourt Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Melling Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St George's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
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).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 8 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 26 October 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- L31 1LD: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- L31 1AE: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- L31 1BG: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- L31 1GE: 1 address of 35 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.