L38 postcode area guide — Sefton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L38 postcode district in Sefton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in L38
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
58.7%
Gigabit-capable
58.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the L38 postcode district (Sefton) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 100 postcodes Ofcom measures in L38, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 58.7%.
Around 0% of premises in L38 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 L38
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L38 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| L38 0BA | 100% | 85.7% |
| L38 0BB | 100% | 100% |
| L38 0BD | 100% | 100% |
| L38 0BE | 100% | 100% |
| L38 0BF | 100% | 0% |
| L38 0BG | 100% | 100% |
| L38 0BH | 100% | 94.4% |
| L38 0BJ | 100% | 93.8% |
| L38 0BL | 100% | 81.3% |
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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 L38
Police recorded 4 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L38 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 50.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 25.0% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 25.0% |
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 L38
Based on 22 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L38 is £330,000, down 4.3% on the previous year (£345,000).
Detached
£575,000
12 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in L38
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Mark Road | L38 0BQ |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £950,000 | Detached | Blundell Road | L38 9EF |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £460,000 | Semi-detached | North End Lane | L38 5DE |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £600,000 | Detached | Carr House Lane | L38 1QF |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £257,500 | Semi-detached | Mark Road | L38 0BQ |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Mark Road | L38 0BJ |
| 3 Mar 2026 | £705,000 | Detached | Blundell Road | L38 9EE |
| 6 Feb 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | Sandhills | L38 9EP |
| 18 Dec 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced | Rathbone Road | L38 0BR |
| 15 Dec 2025 | £295,000 | Detached | Larkhill Grove | L38 9ET |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 L38
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 101 | L23 4UA |
| Range High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 979 | L37 2YN |
| St Michaels Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 547 | L23 7UL |
| Redgate Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 259 | L37 4EW |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 365 | L37 2HW |
| Valewood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 208 | L23 7YG |
| Crosby High School | Not applicable | 11–16 | 173 | L23 2TH |
| Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 232 | L37 8BZ |
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 L38
15 rated food businesses operate in L38. 14 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Blundellsands Sailing Club, Crosby Coffee Hightown, Greggs, Ince Blundell Village Hall, Ladygreen Nurseries.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L38
From a sample of 100 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 L38 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
15%
Band C
24%
Band D
38%
Band E
19%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
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.