Most deprived 10%
IMD England
101
Crime · Aug '26
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.
1812
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1812 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near L21 7NG
England & WalesCrime trends · near L21 7NG
Counts are for Ford 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
40
YoY —
49250
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
9
YoY —
1580
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
36
YoY —
36180
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.9%
Other White2.2%
African1.4%
Other Asian1.2%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Christian64.2%
No religion29.2%
Not answered4.5%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6422.2%
35–4918.7%
25–3411.3%
65–7410.5%
10–158.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
One person: other21.0%
One person: aged 66+13.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.0%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent9.6%
+ 9 other households · 33.8%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.8 km straight lineabout 22 min
Aintree Rail Station
Rail
- 1.9 km straight lineabout 23 min
Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station
Rail
- 2.0 km straight lineabout 25 min
Orrell Park Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 68 m straight lineabout 1 min
Boundary Road
Bus · adj · north-east
- 68 m straight lineabout 1 min
Netherton Way
Bus · adj · south-west
- 188 m straight lineabout 2 min
Church Road
Bus · adj · north
- 265 m straight lineabout 3 min
Moss Lane
Bus · adj · north
- 282 m straight lineabout 4 min
Dunnings Bridge Road
Bus · adj · south
Coordinates & Location for L21 7NG
Postcode
L21 7NG
Coordinates
53.4762, -2.9826
Grid reference
SJ348981
Easting
334,880
Northing
398,162
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VF2G8+FX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Litherland
Travel to Work
Liverpool
ITL Region
Sefton
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Sefton
Local Authority
Council AreaBootle E14001113
Constituency
E14001113Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Ford
Constituency code
E14001113
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Sefton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Sefton
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
Sefton
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01T
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sefton 031B E01006981
E01006981MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 031 E02001459
E02001459LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 031B E01006981
E01006981MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sefton 031 E02001459
E02001459Urban: 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
7:38 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
10 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:38 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 38 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 L21 7NG 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 E01006981 and MSOA E02001459 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 1812
Present — Active
Postcode L21 7NG 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 L21 7NG
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 54%
Attainment 8
32.2
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 49%
Attainment 8
41.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
80%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 55%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
41%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
90%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 70%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
32%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 14–16
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