Leckwith Road Bootle, Sefton
29 addresses across 4 postcodes (L30), about 400 m (0.2 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 34101647.
- Flood: 7 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 B; Band D in Sefton costs £2,583 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Old Roan, about 750 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 260 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 17 to 20 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Glovers Lane Surgery, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 750 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2021 | ASHTEAD PLANT HIRE CO LTD L30 6UF | Other | £700,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Apr 2016 | UNIT 7 L30 6UF | Other | £475,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
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 B (76% of about 1,300 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land off Heysham Road, Bootle, Heysham Road, Netherton, permissioned (360 m)
- Former Service Station, 146, Park Lane, Netherton, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- FMR OLD ROAN HOTEL, COPY LANE, MAGHULL & AINTREE, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Former Bootle High School, Brown's Lane, Netherton, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 23 November 2026 to 27 November 2026: MANWEB, Permanent reinstatement, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 11 August 2026: SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L30 6UF | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| L30 6UZ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 4 / 2 | unlikely |
| L30 6UE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| L30 6TU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 29 addresses are between 17 m and 20 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L30 6TU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L30 6UE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L30 6UF | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| L30 6UZ | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Old Roan 963,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Aintree 977,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Fazakerley 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heysham Road Netherton | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17.8 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glovers Lane Surgery | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Walton Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Copy Lane Police Station | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Target Food Store | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,150 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 4.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Buckley Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Lime tree Woods | Wood | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Moor Hey Plantation | Wood | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-west |
| Thornton Wood | Wood | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
| Bens Gorse Belt | Wood | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-west |
| Gladstone Branch Dock Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 29 |
3 of the street's 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Oswald's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Aintree Davenhill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Netherton Moss Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Litherland Moss Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Barlows Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Longmoor Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Grange Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Away Childrens Play Centre L30 6UZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Selco Cafe L30 6UZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2025 |
| Getir L30 6TZ | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2021 |
| Rampworx Fuel Station L30 6UE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 4 Good | 17 Feb 2026 |
| The New Valentinos L30 6UZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2017 |
| Munchbox L30 6UR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 4 Good | 3 Mar 2025 |
| A Tyrey Produce (Within Parfetts) L9 5AT | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2018 |
| Greggs Plc L9 5AN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 5 Very good | 30 May 2025 |
| Subway L9 5AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Flip Out L9 5AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Sbarro L30 6AD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2025 |
| ODEON Luxe Liverpool Switch Island & ODEON Luxe Liverpool Switch Isl L30 6TQ | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| McDonalds Restaurant L30 6TQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Bakers Dozen | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Costa Coffee L30 6TQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Wakefield Road (6); On or near Leckwith Road (2); On or near Theme/Adventure Park (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 6 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
- L30 6UF: 17 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- L30 6UZ: 6 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- L30 6UE: 4 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- L30 6TU: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wakefield Road · Grange Road · Dunnings Bridge Road · Marina Crescent · Heysham Road · Lunt Avenue · Ormskirk Road · Marlborough Avenue
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.