Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Sefton?

Across Sefton, 88% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 84% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Sefton?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,583 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Sefton are at risk of flooding?

Across Sefton, the Environment Agency puts 538 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 444 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Sefton the Environment Agency counts 33,683 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (22.4% of all its properties), 10,420 at medium risk (6.9%) and 20,938 at low risk (13.9%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Sefton

• L9 postcode district28 of its 628 postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L10 postcode district131 of its 292 postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L20 postcode district903 of its 984 postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L21 postcode districtAll 572 of its postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L22 postcode districtAll 281 of its postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L23 postcode districtAll 703 of its postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L29 postcode districtAll 22 of its postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L30 postcode districtAll 460 of its postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L31 postcode district775 of its 793 postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L37 postcode district669 of its 685 postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L38 postcode districtAll 100 of its postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L68 postcode districtIts 1 postcode in use is in Sefton.
• L69 postcode district5 of its 226 postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L70 postcode district1 of its 15 postcodes in use is in Sefton.
• L71 postcode district7 of its 12 postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L72 postcode districtAll 33 of its postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• L75 postcode district8 of its 12 postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• PR8 postcode district1,199 of its 1,256 postcodes in use are in Sefton.
• PR9 postcode district806 of its 941 postcodes in use are in Sefton.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Sefton.