L36 postcode area guide — Knowsley

Where is L36?

Broadband & internet speeds in L36

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the L36 postcode district (Knowsley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 942 postcodes Ofcom measures in L36, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.9%.

Around 0.1% of premises in L36 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 L36

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Mobile signal around Knowsley

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Knowsley district (75,908 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in L36

Police recorded 233 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L36 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 L36

Based on 334 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L36 is £177,500, up 4.4% on the previous year (£170,000).

Latest recorded sales in L36

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around L36

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 L36

178 rated food businesses operate in L36. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 40 are rated 4, and 24 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aaron Grange Care Home, All In One Express, Altbridge School, Asda, ASDA.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in L36

From a sample of 260 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 L36 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 L36 typically use:

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What's it like living in L36?

Postcodes in L36

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.