L22 postcode area guide — Sefton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L22 postcode district in Sefton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in L22
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
98.4%
Gigabit-capable
98.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the L22 postcode district (Sefton) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 275 postcodes Ofcom measures in L22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 98.4%.
Around 0.1% of premises in L22 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 L22
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L22 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| L22 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| L22 0LA | 100% | 100% |
| L22 0LD | 100% | 100% |
| L22 0LG | 100% | 100% |
| L22 0LH | 100% | 100% |
| L22 0LJ | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| L22 0LL | 100% | 100% |
| L22 0LN | 100% | 100% |
| L22 0LP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Sefton
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Sefton district (140,652 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
81%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in L22
Police recorded 199 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 75 | 37.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 | 18.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 16 | 8.0% |
| Public order | 15 | 7.5% |
| Drugs | 11 | 5.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 5.0% |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 4.5% |
| Other theft | 8 | 4.0% |
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 L22
Based on 145 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L22 is £232,000, up 7.9% on the previous year (£215,000).
Semi-detached
£250,000
49 sales
Terraced
£230,000
71 sales
Flat / maisonette
£150,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in L22
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Ferndale Road | L22 9QN |
| 15 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Somerset Road | L22 2BJ |
| 14 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Parkfield Road | L22 4RH |
| 8 May 2026 | £115,000 | Flat | Courtenay Road | L22 7RH |
| 8 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Ashdale Road | L22 9QT |
| 5 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Brooklands Avenue | L22 3XZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Warrenhouse Road | L22 6QW |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Rockland Road | L22 9QH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced | Sandheys Grove | L22 7RX |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £88,500 | Flat | Mount Pleasant | L22 5PL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Sefton demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Sefton district (279,233 residents, 123,073 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.8% |
| 15–29 | 20.4% |
| 30–44 | 17.6% |
| 45–64 | 22.1% |
| 65+ | 23.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.6% |
| Private rented | 18.3% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around L22
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 416 | L22 0LD |
| St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 246 | L22 8QF |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 191 | L22 9RG |
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 L22
144 rated food businesses operate in L22. 86 hold the top rating of 5, 25 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1st Steps, Alexandra Hotel, Another Coffee Place, Cambridge Court Care Home, Carousel Day Nursery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L22
From a sample of 336 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 L22 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
27%
Band D
45%
Band E
17%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
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 Sefton
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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.