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L12 3HE area guide

Who lives in L12 3HE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Dovecot
Council
Liverpool
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,459 (2024)
At a glance

What L12 3HE is like

L12 3HE is a postcode in the Dovecot area of Liverpool. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,459 people. 79.3% of households own their home, 16.7% rent privately and 4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in L12 sold for a median of £220,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How L12 3HE compares

Headline figures for L12 3HE, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 17.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£220,000

Median over 257 sales in L12, 0% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 32 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
79%

Rated good or better across 19 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£37,853

Average annual income before tax, higher than 6% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where L12 3HE differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    21.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    79.3% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

L12 3HE FAQs

01
Is L12 3HE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 79% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in L12 3HE?

The median sale price over the last year was £220,000.

Homes in L12 sold for a median of £220,000 across 257 sales in the year to August 2026, 0% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is L12 3HE safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around L12 3HE, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in L12 3HE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 79.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (67.3%).
05
Which council covers L12 3HE?

The local authority for L12 3HE is Liverpool.

L12 3HE comes under Liverpool in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is L12 3HE?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 32 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Broad Green Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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