Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Low · 3.3 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£185,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,533 sales
-2.6%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North West
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23244
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23244 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · L16 2NJ
HM Land Registry · Knowsley
Average price
£220,880
Median price: £185,000
Median -2.6% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,533 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £385,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£385k£318k£250k
Oct '23Apr '24Jul '24Jan '25Jun '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near L16 2NJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near L16 2NJ
Counts are for Roby electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY —
17115
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
8
YoY —
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.8%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
White Irish1.3%
Chinese1.1%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian73.4%
No religion19.1%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6423.4%
35–4918.0%
65–7410.9%
25–3410.8%
75–847.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
One person: aged 66+15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.1%
Single family household, all members 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent11.8%
+ 9 other households · 33.8%
Coordinates & Location for L16 2NJ
Postcode
L16 2NJ
Coordinates
53.4053, -2.8709
Grid reference
SJ421901
Easting
342,196
Northing
390,182
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VC44H+4J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Huyton with Roby
Travel to Work
Liverpool
ITL Region
Knowsley
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Knowsley
Local Authority
Council AreaKnowsley E14001317
Constituency
E14001317Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Roby
Constituency code
E14001317
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Knowsley, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Knowsley
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Knowsley
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01J
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Knowsley 014A E01006472
E01006472MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Knowsley 014 E02001340
E02001340LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Knowsley 014A E01006472
E01006472MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Knowsley 014 E02001340
E02001340Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:30 AM
Sunrise
6:25 PM
Sunset
10 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:30 AM
Sunset (today)
6:25 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 55 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode L16 2NJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006472 and MSOA E02001340 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 23244
Present — Active
Postcode L16 2NJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near L16 2NJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 33%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
25%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
64%
SecondaryStateOut of boroughBoys · Ages 11–16FSM 94%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 88%
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