L16 postcode area guide — Knowsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L16 postcode district in Knowsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in L16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
98.9%
Gigabit-capable
98.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the L16 postcode district (Knowsley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 243 postcodes Ofcom measures in L16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 98.9%.
Around 0% of premises in L16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in L16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L16 0JA | 100% | 100% |
| L16 0JD | 100% | 100% |
| L16 0JE | 100% | 100% |
| L16 0JF | 100% | 100% |
| L16 0JG | 100% | 100% |
| L16 0JH | 100% | 100% |
| L16 0JJ | 100% | 100% |
| L16 0JL | 100% | 100% |
| L16 0JN | 100% | 100% |
| L16 0JP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Knowsley
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Knowsley district (75,908 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
91.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in L16
Police recorded 116 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 46 | 39.7% |
| Public order | 14 | 12.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 9.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 | 7.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 9 | 7.8% |
| Other theft | 8 | 6.9% |
| Burglary | 7 | 6.0% |
| Weapons possession | 4 | 3.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in L16
Based on 119 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L16 is £310,000, up 9.9% on the previous year (£282,000).
Detached
£432,000
15 sales
Semi-detached
£318,000
84 sales
Terraced
£216,000
13 sales
Flat / maisonette
£145,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in L16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Gregory Way | L16 1JS |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £186,000 | Semi-detached | Manvers Road | L16 3NP |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached | Chelwood Avenue | L16 2LL |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Sheppard Avenue | L16 2LD |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £405,000 | Semi-detached | Towers Road | L16 8NU |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £410,000 | Semi-detached | Paignton Road | L16 4PW |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £560,000 | Semi-detached | Childwall Park Avenue | L16 0JE |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Chelwood Avenue | L16 3NW |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £286,000 | Semi-detached | Terence Road | L16 8NW |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Gleneagles Road | L16 3NL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Knowsley demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Knowsley district (154,519 residents, 66,073 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.6% |
| 15–29 | 24.2% |
| 30–44 | 17.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.3% |
| 65+ | 17% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 59.5% |
| Private rented | 14.5% |
| Social rented | 14.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around L16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudston Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 453 | L16 4PQ |
| St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 | L16 2LN |
| Childwall Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 418 | L16 0JD |
| Childwall Abbey School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 216 | L16 5EY |
| Liverpool Hope University | Not applicable | — | — | L16 9JD |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in L16
46 rated food businesses operate in L16. 29 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Friar, Artisane, Bargain Booze, Boss Burgers, C A D W A Social Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L16
From a sample of 162 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 L16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 26% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
14%
Band D
44%
Band E
22%
Band F
6%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Knowsley
Landlines around L16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.