L28 postcode area guide — Knowsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L28 postcode district in Knowsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in L28
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
100%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.8%
Gigabit-capable
97.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the L28 postcode district (Knowsley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 115 postcodes Ofcom measures in L28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 100% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.8%.
Around 0% of premises in L28 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 L28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L28 0QA | 100% | 100% |
| L28 0QB | 100% | 100% |
| L28 0QD | 100% | 100% |
| L28 0QE | 100% | 100% |
| L28 0QF | 100% | 100% |
| L28 0QG | 100% | 100% |
| L28 0QH | 100% | 100% |
| L28 0QJ | 100% | 100% |
| L28 0QL | 100% | 100% |
| L28 0QP | 100% | 100% |
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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 L28
Police recorded 165 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 69 | 41.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 | 14.5% |
| Drugs | 18 | 10.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 15 | 9.1% |
| Public order | 13 | 7.9% |
| Other theft | 6 | 3.6% |
| Other crime | 5 | 3.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 2.4% |
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 L28
Based on 18 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L28 is £120,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£120,000).
Terraced
£120,000
16 sales
Latest recorded sales in L28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | £128,000 | Terraced | Round Hey | L28 1RG |
| 4 Mar 2026 | £167,000 | Terraced | Cremorne Hey | L28 7RB |
| 23 Jan 2026 | £122,500 | Terraced | Terret Croft | L28 6YD |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced | Woodfarm Hey | L28 1RJ |
| 28 Nov 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced | Hollow Croft | L28 4ED |
| 14 Nov 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced | The Close | L28 6YH |
| 14 Nov 2025 | £110,000 | Semi-detached | Littlewood Avenue | L28 3QJ |
| 6 Nov 2025 | £121,900 | Terraced | Marled Hey | L28 0QL |
| 31 Oct 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced | Cremorne Hey | L28 7RB |
| 24 Oct 2025 | £105,000 | Terraced | The Spinney | L28 7RF |
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 L28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 254 | L28 7RE |
| St Albert's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 220 | L28 8AJ |
| Stockbridge Village Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 211 | L28 1AB |
| Meadow Park School | Not applicable | 5–16 | 79 | L28 1RX |
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 L28
14 rated food businesses operate in L28. 5 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Meadow Park School, St Brigids Catholic Primary School, Stockbridge Village Primary School, Subway, Tree Tots Nursery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L28
From a sample of 405 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 L28 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 66% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
7%
Band C
59%
Band D
28%
Band E
5%
Band F
0%
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 L28 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.