Around average
IMD England
Around average · 10.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for L34 1BF
Postcode
L34 1BF
Coordinates
53.4223, -2.8061
Grid reference
SJ465920
Easting
346,525
Northing
392,027
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VC5CV+WG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Prescot
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.
15323
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15323 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 1BF
England & WalesCrime trends · near L34 1BF
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.90.5%
Other White2.8%
Indian2.0%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Christian63.7%
No religion28.6%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
25–3422.3%
35–4917.7%
50–6415.9%
65–748.3%
≤47.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Other16.7%
Any member 66+14.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
+ 7 other households · 33.7%
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
Prescot
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 007D E01006464
E01006464MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Knowsley 007 E02001333
E02001333LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Knowsley 007D E01006464
E01006464MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Knowsley 007 E02001333
E02001333Urban: 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
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 PM
Sunset
12 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:18 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2019
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> PresentJanuary 2019 — Introduced
Postcode L34 1BF introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006464 and MSOA E02001333 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L34 1BF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near L34 1BF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 54%
Attainment 8
35.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
63%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 50%
Attainment 8
30.2
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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