Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9907
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9907 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near L31 1AF
Crime trends · near L31 1AF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
47
YoY +21%
ASB
1
YoY -92%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY stable
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
8
YoY -11%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
77
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,067
White Brit.96.5%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Total residents: 2,068
Christian69.6%
No religion26.0%
Not answered3.9%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,066
50–6423.2%
35–4920.4%
25–3411.5%
65–749.9%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Total households: 835
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.0%
Other13.9%
Any member 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.1%
All members 66+9.3%
+ 7 other households · 41.6%
Administrative Information
Sefton
Local Authority
Council Area
Sefton Central E14001463
Constituency
E14001463
Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Molyneux
Constituency code
E14001463
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Melling
International Territorial Level
Sefton
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Cheshire 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 026B E01007040
E01007040
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 026 E02001454
E02001454
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 026B E01007040
E01007040
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sefton 026 E02001454
E02001454
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:19 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:19 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode L31 1AF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 9907
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01007040 and MSOA E02001454 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L31 1AF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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