L30 postcode area guide — Sefton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L30 postcode district in Sefton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in L30
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.3%
Gigabit-capable
91.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the L30 postcode district (Sefton) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 447 postcodes Ofcom measures in L30, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.3%.
Around 0.7% of premises in L30 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 L30
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L30 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| L30 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| L30 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| L30 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| L30 0PA | 100% | 100% |
| L30 0PB | 100% | 100% |
| L30 0PD | 100% | 100% |
| L30 0PE | 100% | 100% |
| L30 0PF | 100% | 100% |
| L30 0PG | 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 L30
Police recorded 270 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L30 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 92 | 34.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 43 | 15.9% |
| Drugs | 33 | 12.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 | 8.9% |
| Public order | 23 | 8.5% |
| Shoplifting | 21 | 7.8% |
| Other theft | 11 | 4.1% |
| Other crime | 9 | 3.3% |
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 L30
Based on 140 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L30 is £165,000, up 7.1% on the previous year (£154,000).
Detached
£250,000
14 sales
Semi-detached
£187,500
56 sales
Terraced
£140,000
59 sales
Flat / maisonette
£60,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in L30
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £60,000 | Flat | St Christophers Avenue | L30 2QY |
| 13 May 2026 | £116,000 | Terraced | The Marian Way | L30 3TG |
| 13 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Downside Close | L30 5QX |
| 8 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Mill Court | L30 0PP |
| 8 May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Northumberland Way | L30 2QB |
| 6 May 2026 | £250,000 | Other | Bridle Way | L30 4UA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Sarahs Croft | L30 3SR |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | The Scythes | L30 7QL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | St Dunstans Grove | L30 2NH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £207,000 | Semi-detached | Longridge Drive | L30 1RA |
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 L30
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco | Secondary | 11–16 | 575 | L30 2NA |
| The Grange Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 288 | L30 0QS |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 231 | L30 7PG |
| Netherton Moss Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 223 | L30 3RU |
| St Oswald's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 223 | L30 5RH |
| Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 204 | L30 3SA |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 151 | L30 2NR |
| 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 L30
98 rated food businesses operate in L30. 65 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Fun 4 Kidz, Aldi Foodstore Ltd, B&M Retail Ltd, Bargain Booze Marian Square, Bell A Bevvy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L30
From a sample of 145 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 L30 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
52%
Band D
34%
Band E
7%
Band F
5%
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
Landlines around L30 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.