High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 10.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for L34 0EA
Postcode
L34 0EA
Coordinates
53.4476, -2.8532
Grid reference
SJ434948
Easting
343,431
Northing
394,872
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VC4XW+2P
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Knowsley
Travel to Work
Liverpool
ITL Region
Knowsley
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
8134
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8134 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near L34 0EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near L34 0EA
Counts are for Prescot North electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
55
YoY +53%
644832
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
19
YoY —
29174
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY —
17126
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
40
YoY +186%
402510
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
21
YoY +91%
261810
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.7%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian71.4%
No religion23.1%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6420.9%
35–4918.4%
25–3414.1%
65–7411.4%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Other17.7%
Any member 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
All members 66+8.4%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.0%
+ 8 other households · 42.3%
Administrative Information
Knowsley
Local Authority
Council AreaKnowsley E14001317
Constituency
E14001317Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Prescot North
Constituency code
E14001317
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Knowsley
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 005F E01006439
E01006439MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Knowsley 005 E02001331
E02001331LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Knowsley 005F E01006439
E01006439MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Knowsley 005 E02001331
E02001331Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
12 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 28 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 L34 0EA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 8134
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006439 and MSOA E02001331 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L34 0EA 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
Schools near L34 0EA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 64%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 61%
RWM expected
66%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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