Postcode L23 9SL (Sefton)

Map showing L23 9SL and nearby postcodes

The postcode L23 9SL is located in Sefton, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. L23 9SL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

L23 9SL is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of L23 9SL as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.

The closest road name to L23 9SL is Bellair Avenue which is centered 113 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Windle Avenue and is 78 m away. The closest railway station is Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station, 1.92 km away.

The closest primary school to L23 9SL (for ages 11 and under) is Forefield Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on July 8, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Chesterfield High School. The last OFSTED inspection on April 12, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of L23 9SL is Billy Andys Public House and is 4.82 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 4, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Greggs and is 3.98 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 29, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 161.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for L23 9SL is covered by the Merseyside police force association and Sefton is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to L23 9SL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to L23 9SL, and the approximate distance away.

Bellair Avenue 113 m
Brownmoor Close 125 m
Sefton View 159 m
Windle Avenue 163 m
Jamieson Avenue 168 m
Eden Drive North 183 m
Trevor Drive 189 m
Lyndhurst Road 191 m
Brownmoor Lane 213 m
Wylva Avenue 213 m
Eden Drive South 231 m
Sharples Crescent 235 m
Carrfield Avenue 242 m
Preston Way 243 m
Lupton Drive 278 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode L23 9SL

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from L23 9SL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School Outstanding
(June 19, 2009)
0 m
Forefield Junior School Good
(July 8, 2021)
314 m
Chesterfield High School Good
(April 12, 2018)
391 m
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School Good
(December 6, 2017)
526 m
St William of York Catholic Primary School Good
(December 6, 2018)
897 m
Sacred Heart Catholic College Serious Weaknesses
(October 7, 2021)
912 m
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School Good
(November 25, 2015)
987 m
Olsen House School Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.01 km
Newfield School Good
(April 12, 2018)
1.05 km
Hatton Hill Primary School Good
(May 9, 2017)
1.12 km
Merchant Taylors' Girls' School 1.12 km
St. Mary's College 1.14 km
Merchant Taylors' Boys' School 1.21 km
Crosby High School Good
(September 11, 2018)
1.21 km
Holy Family Catholic High School Good
(May 9, 2019)
1.26 km
St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School Good
(March 6, 2019)
1.35 km
Waterloo Primary School Good
(November 17, 2016)
1.59 km
St Michael's Church of England High School Good
(October 4, 2017)
1.71 km
Valewood Primary School Good
(March 15, 2018)
1.72 km
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy 1.82 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from L23 9SL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Upper Ballyboley Primary School Dining Centre School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 7, 2022
3.74 km
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
3.98 km
Spar Kilwaughter Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
3.98 km
Asap Cargo Ltd Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
August 12, 2021
4.49 km
Ink Pots Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 6, 2020
4.49 km
Willowbank Day Care Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 1, 2021
4.7 km
Inver Garden Centre Retailers - other Exempt
July 3, 2019
4.78 km
Billy Andys Public House Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 4, 2020
4.82 km
The paddock @ Billy Andys Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 24, 2022
4.82 km
Wellington Recreation Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 20, 2021
4.93 km
Crossways Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
July 25, 2019
5.03 km
Toreagh Primary School Dining Centre School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 25, 2021
5.03 km
Ballynure Primary Meals Kitchen School/college/university 4
Good
October 22, 2021
5.64 km
Ballynure Primary School Breakfast Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 27, 2020
5.64 km
Gillian Millar childminder Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
February 19, 2021
5.66 km
Ballynure Methodist Church Hall Other catering premises Exempt
January 28, 2020
5.71 km
Ballynure Village Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 28, 2021
5.71 km
Green Deli (Spar Ballynure) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 22, 2021
5.71 km
The Beeches Bakehouse Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 21, 2020
5.8 km
Chick'N Hut Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 20, 2019
5.82 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to L23 9SL - Data from Apr 2022

Windle Avenue Bus Stop/Station 78 m
Eden Drive North Bus Stop/Station 125 m
Sharples Crescent Bus Stop/Station 243 m
Preston Way Bus Stop/Station 245 m
Chesterfield Road Bus Stop/Station 291 m
The Green Car Park Taxi Rank 1.25 km
South Road Taxi Rank 1.91 km
Hawthorne Road Taxi Rank 2.31 km
Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station Rail 1.92 km
Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station Rail 1.94 km
Blundellsands & Crosby Rail Station Rail 2.05 km
Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle Ferry 5.06 km
Seacombe Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.82 km
Seacombe Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.83 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 19.69 km
Terminal Two Access Air 50.31 km
Terminal Two Access Air 50.36 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to L23 9SL - Data from Dec 2021

Buckley Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.51 km
Moor Hey Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.69 km
Burying Ground Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Bens Gorse Belt Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km
Thornton Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
Kennel Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Bens Gorse Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Church Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.29 km
Border Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.41 km
Merrilocks Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.45 km
Trap Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
Long Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Marine Lake Inland Water 2.63 km
Sniggery Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.77 km
Moss Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.81 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for L23 9SL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 161.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 15.9 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 4
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 20.3 6
30-300 Mbps 0% 156 15.5
300+ Mbps 100% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

15 meters consuming 259,657 kWh - mean 17,310 kWh : median 15,140 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 37,116 kWh - mean 2,855 kWh : median 2,931 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for L23 9SL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.48900000
Longitude -3.00879900
OS Easting 333163
OS Northing 0399617
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
4544
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sefton Central
Electoral Ward Manor
Local Authority District Sefton
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Liverpool City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Merseyside

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000014
Travel To Work Area Liverpool

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Sefton
Cancer Alliance Cheshire and Merseyside
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cheshire and Merseyside
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South Sefton CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Renting hard-pressed workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Liverpool BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Crosby BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006667
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Sefton 024
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Sefton 024D
Output Area / Small Area 8C3