L29 postcode area guide — Sefton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L29 postcode district in Sefton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in L29
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.4%
Gigabit-capable
91.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the L29 postcode district (Sefton) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 21 postcodes Ofcom measures in L29, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.4%.
Around 0% of premises in L29 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 L29
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L29 1YB | 100% | 50% |
| L29 3EA | 100% | 100% |
| L29 3EB | 0% | 0% |
| L29 5XA | 100% | 100% |
| L29 6YA | 100% | 100% |
| L29 6YB | 100% | 100% |
| L29 6YD | 100% | 100% |
| L29 7WA | 100% | 100% |
| L29 7WB | 100% | 100% |
| L29 7WD | 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 L29
Police recorded 53 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L29 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 19 | 35.8% |
| Drugs | 6 | 11.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 9.4% |
| Other theft | 5 | 9.4% |
| Public order | 5 | 9.4% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 9.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 7.5% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 3.8% |
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 L29
Based on 1 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L29 is £225,750, down 22.2% on the previous year (£290,000).
Latest recorded sales in L29
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2026 | £225,750 | Terraced | Mill Weir Gardens | L29 7WH |
| 27 Jun 2025 | £283,000 | Semi-detached | Mill Weir Gardens | L29 7WH |
| 23 May 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Mill Weir Gardens | L29 7WH |
| 30 Apr 2025 | £293,000 | Semi-detached | Mill Weir Gardens | L29 7WH |
| 25 Oct 2024 | £335,000 | Terraced | Sefton Mill Court | L29 7WG |
| 27 Sep 2024 | £290,000 | Detached | Lunt Lane | L29 7WL |
| 27 Sep 2024 | £535,000 | Terraced | Brickwall Green | L29 9AF |
| 19 Aug 2024 | £70,000 | Other | Lunt Lane | L29 7WL |
| 20 Jun 2024 | £650,000 | Detached | Broad Lane | L29 8YB |
| 12 Jan 2024 | £75,000 | Flat | Wingfield Close | L29 7WE |
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 L29
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit | Not applicable | 4–11 | 3 | L23 1TY |
| Newfield School | Not applicable | 5–16 | 129 | L23 4TG |
| Holy Family Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,012 | L23 4UL |
| St William of York Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 234 | L23 9XH |
| The Grange Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 288 | L30 0QS |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 231 | L30 7PG |
| Chesterfield High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,692 | L23 9YB |
| Waterside Academy | Not applicable | 11–16 | 84 | L30 2QQ |
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 L29
1 rated food businesses operate in L29. 1 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ego @ The Punchbowl.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L29
From a sample of 83 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 L29 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 11% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
2%
Band C
7%
Band D
37%
Band E
27%
Band F
19%
Band G
6%
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.