Postcode L31 7AY (Sefton)

Map showing L31 7AY and nearby postcodes

The postcode L31 7AY is located in Sefton, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. L31 7AY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

L31 7AY is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.7 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 L31 7AY as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to L31 7AY is Gainsborough Avenue which is centered 85 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Maghull High School and is 121 m away. The closest railway station is Maghull Rail Station, 1.27 km away.

The closest primary school to L31 7AY (for ages 11 and under) is St George's Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 31, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Maghull High School. The last OFSTED inspection on January 26, 2022 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of L31 7AY is Wellington Recreation Social Club and is 742 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 20, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Greggs and is 1.07 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 29, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 258.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 19.6 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 2.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for L31 7AY 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 L31 7AY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to L31 7AY, and the approximate distance away.

Gainsborough Avenue 85 m
Rosslyn Avenue 145 m
Ormonde Drive 183 m
Avondale Avenue 195 m
Brendale Avenue 203 m
Sandringham Road 204 m
Claremont Avenue 212 m
Ormonde Avenue 250 m
Liverpool Road South 264 m
Buckingham Road 296 m
Hathaway 361 m
Sefton Lane 435 m
B5422 2.36 km
Northway 2.38 km
A506 3.35 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode L31 7AY

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 L31 7AY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Maghull High School Good
(January 26, 2022)
124 m
St George's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
688 m
Maricourt Catholic High School Requires improvement
(October 17, 2018)
805 m
Deyes High School Good
(March 14, 2019)
885 m
St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull 885 m
Hudson Primary School Good
(November 21, 2017)
1.05 km
Green Park Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
1.27 km
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Good
(April 20, 2017)
1.27 km
Summerhill Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
1.59 km
Northway Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
1.62 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2018)
1.94 km
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate 2.11 km
Lydiate Primary School Good
(May 16, 2019)
2.17 km
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
2.28 km
The Grange Primary School Good
(January 11, 2018)
2.48 km
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 6, 2014)
2.65 km
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 15, 2017)
2.68 km
Aintree Davenhill Primary School Good
(September 11, 2018)
3.02 km
Netherton Moss Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
3.1 km
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
3.14 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from L31 7AY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Asap Cargo Ltd Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
August 12, 2021
192 m
Ink Pots Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 6, 2020
192 m
Willowbank Day Care Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 1, 2021
502 m
Wellington Recreation Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 20, 2021
742 m
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
1.07 km
Spar Kilwaughter Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
1.07 km
Inver Garden Centre Retailers - other Exempt
July 3, 2019
1.15 km
Gillian Millar childminder Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
February 19, 2021
1.26 km
The Beeches Bakehouse Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 21, 2020
1.41 km
Larne Adult Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 8, 2021
1.73 km
Practically Perfect Cheesecake Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 26, 2019
1.75 km
Cape Cod Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 27, 2020
1.91 km
SPAR Linn Road Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 28, 2021
1.91 km
Eatwell Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
November 11, 2020
1.93 km
Larne Community Care Centre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
April 8, 2022
1.93 km
Horizon Sure Start Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 8, 2021
2.22 km
St Anthonys Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 5, 2021
2.22 km
St Anthony's Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 5, 2021
2.22 km
Craigyhill Presbyterian Church Halls Other catering premises Exempt
January 11, 2022
2.39 km
R J Mc Dowell + Son Retailers - other 4
Good
March 2, 2022
2.39 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to L31 7AY - Data from Apr 2022

Maghull High School Bus Stop/Station 121 m
Sandringham Road Bus Stop/Station 196 m
Rosslyn Avenue Bus Stop/Station 202 m
Ormonde Avenue Bus Stop/Station 260 m
Ormonde Avenue Bus Stop/Station 280 m
Glovers Lane Taxi Rank 2.65 km
Windermere Drive Taxi Rank 4.07 km
Farriers Way Taxi Rank 4.21 km
Maghull Rail Station Rail 1.27 km
Maghull Rail Station Rail 1.28 km
Maghull North Rail Station Rail 2.23 km
Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle Ferry 8.06 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 19.96 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.22 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.27 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to L31 7AY - Data from Dec 2021

Buckley Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.98 km
Big Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.63 km
Massam's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.84 km
Millfield Clump Woodland Or Forest 3.86 km
Holt Green Woodland Or Forest 3.94 km
Lydiate Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.02 km
Thornton Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.05 km
Carr Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.05 km
Tower Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.13 km
Long Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.14 km
Birches Clump Woodland Or Forest 4.21 km
Moor Hey Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.25 km
Border Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.32 km
Bens Gorse Belt Woodland Or Forest 4.36 km
Gatefield Clump Woodland Or Forest 4.45 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for L31 7AY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 156 Mbps 258.3 Mbps 1096 Mbps
Upload 20.3 Mbps 19.6 Mbps 49 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 18 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 134.5 15
300+ Mbps 100% 844.5 44

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 386,555 kWh - mean 16,807 kWh : median 16,515 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

24 meters consuming 95,961 kWh - mean 3,998 kWh : median 3,830 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for L31 7AY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.50781600
Longitude -2.95036400
OS Easting 337068
OS Northing 0401657
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
25687
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sefton Central
Electoral Ward Park
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Maghull BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33006645
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Sefton 020
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Sefton 020E
Output Area / Small Area 6B3