L31 postcode area guide — Knowsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L31 postcode district in Knowsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in L31
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.5%
Gigabit-capable
93.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the L31 postcode district (Knowsley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 761 postcodes Ofcom measures in L31, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.5%.
Around 0.3% of premises in L31 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 L31
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L31 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| L31 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| L31 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| L31 0AE | 96.3% | 88.9% |
| L31 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| L31 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| L31 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| L31 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| L31 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| L31 0AP | 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 L31
Police recorded 95 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L31 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 47 | 49.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 | 17.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 | 7.4% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 6.3% |
| Other theft | 4 | 4.2% |
| Drugs | 3 | 3.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 3.2% |
| Other crime | 3 | 3.2% |
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 L31
Based on 326 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L31 is £250,000, up 6.2% on the previous year (£235,500).
Detached
£325,000
71 sales
Semi-detached
£245,250
177 sales
Terraced
£200,000
36 sales
Flat / maisonette
£128,000
28 sales
Latest recorded sales in L31
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Moss Lane | L31 9AQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | Hall Lane | L31 3EF |
| 13 May 2026 | £344,000 | Detached | Liverpool Road South | L31 8AA |
| 8 May 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached | Ridgeway Drive | L31 0DE |
| 8 May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Penrith Crescent | L31 9BW |
| 1 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Sunnymede Drive | L31 2NR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £167,000 | Terraced | Longfold | L31 6AG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Detached | Puffin Close | L31 1GF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Northway | L31 5NF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £142,000 | Flat | Chilton Court | L31 6EU |
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 L31
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deyes High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,336 | L31 6DE |
| Maghull High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,098 | L31 7AW |
| Maricourt Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,092 | L31 3DZ |
| Northway Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 370 | L31 9AA |
| Hudson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 282 | L31 5LE |
| Green Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 245 | L31 8BW |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate | Primary | 3–11 | 236 | L31 0BP |
| St George's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 235 | L31 5PD |
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 L31
159 rated food businesses operate in L31. 117 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acre View Primary School, Alba Restaurant & Bar, Aldi Stores Ltd, Alt Park, Balance Wholefoods.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L31
From a sample of 144 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 L31 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 24% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
17%
Band D
46%
Band E
23%
Band F
4%
Band G
3%
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 L31 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.