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L38 4 area guide

Who lives in L38 4, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Population
2,177 (2024)
At a glance

What L38 4 is like

The L38 4 postcode sector in Sefton covers 1 live postcodes and is home to about 2,177 people across 1 census neighbourhoods. 85.3% of households own their home, 9.9% rent privately and 4.2% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 60–64, and 56.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle.

Scores

How L38 4 compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle — 22.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore
2.3/ 10

Limited — 1 station within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
0

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore
£55,452

Average a year, before tax — higher than 56% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

  1. 01
    An older population

    23.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 9.9% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    85.3% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

L38 4 FAQs

01
Is L38 4 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 6.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10 (limited).
02
Is L38 4 safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around L38 4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
03
Who lives in L38 4?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 60–64, at 7.9% of residents. 85.3% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (65.5%).
04
Which council covers L38 4?

L38 4 is in Sefton.

L38 4 is in Sefton, in North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is L38 4?

Connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.3 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Hightown Rail Station, 0.7 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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