L21 0EA postcode in Litherland, Sefton

L21 0EA is a postcode in Litherland, in the Ford ward of Sefton. It is in the Bootle parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Sefton: 88% Typical price £145,000 Homes sold in L21 0, last 12 months. ▲ 17.9% on the year before Nearest station Seaforth & Litherland 1.7 km in a straight line

Where L21 0EA is, and what is near it

Map of L21 0EA and what is near it Map of L21 0EA: its centre point, with the 73 other postcodes in the L21 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 11 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A5758A5036 L21 0DA: also in L21 0L21 0DB: also in L21 0L21 0DD: also in L21 0L21 0DE: also in L21 0L21 0DF: also in L21 0L21 0DG: also in L21 0L21 0DH: also in L21 0L21 0DJ: also in L21 0L21 0DN: also in L21 0L21 0DP: also in L21 0L21 0DQ: also in L21 0L21 0DR: also in L21 0L21 0DS: also in L21 0L21 0DT: also in L21 0L21 0DU: also in L21 0L21 0DW: also in L21 0L21 0DX: also in L21 0L21 0DY: also in L21 0L21 0DZ: also in L21 0L21 0EB: also in L21 0L21 0ED: also in L21 0L21 0EE: also in L21 0L21 0EF: also in L21 0L21 0EG: also in L21 0L21 0EH: also in L21 0L21 0EJ: also in L21 0L21 0EL: also in L21 0L21 0EN: also in L21 0L21 0EP: also in L21 0L21 0EQ: also in L21 0L21 0ER: also in L21 0L21 0ES: also in L21 0L21 0ET: also in L21 0L21 0EU: also in L21 0L21 0EW: also in L21 0L21 0EX: also in L21 0L21 0EY: also in L21 0L21 0EZ: also in L21 0L21 0HA: also in L21 0L21 0HB: also in L21 0L21 0HD: also in L21 0L21 0HE: also in L21 0L21 0HF: also in L21 0L21 0HH: also in L21 0L21 0HJ: also in L21 0L21 0HL: also in L21 0L21 0HN: also in L21 0L21 0HP: also in L21 0L21 0HQ: also in L21 0L21 0HR: also in L21 0L21 0HT: also in L21 0L21 0HU: also in L21 0L21 0HW: also in L21 0L21 0HX: also in L21 0L21 0HY: also in L21 0L21 0HZ: also in L21 0L21 0JA: also in L21 0L21 0JB: also in L21 0L21 0JD: also in L21 0L21 0JE: also in L21 0L21 0JF: also in L21 0L21 0JG: also in L21 0L21 0JH: also in L21 0L21 0JJ: also in L21 0L21 0JL: also in L21 0L21 0JP: also in L21 0L21 0JQ: also in L21 0L21 0JW: also in L21 0L21 0JZ: also in L21 0L21 0YX: also in L21 0 LitherlandCrosbyBootle L21 0EA Map of L21 0EA and what is near it Map of L21 0EA: its centre point, with the 73 other postcodes in the L21 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 11 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A5036 Bootle L21 0EA
  • L21 0EA
  • Other postcodes in L21 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4812, longitude -2.9975)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after L21 0EA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at L21 0EA?

Every home and business at L21 0EA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Sefton: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Sefton: 99%

The line marks the figure across Sefton.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at L21 0EA?

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is L21 0EA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include L21 0EA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Sefton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for L21 0EA: 33,683 properties in Sefton are at high risk (22.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Sefton

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of L21 0EA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near L21 0EA?

Homes in L21 0 sold for a typical £145,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 19 sales, up 17.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£145,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£123,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 17.9% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £170,000 8 sales
  • Terraced £130,000 11 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole L21 district: a typical £179,000 from 193 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in L21 0EA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in L21 0EA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near L21 0EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around L21 0EA. Over half of them (98%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (91%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around L21 0EA

Band D in Sefton for 2026‑27: £2,583. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,722 (band A) to £2,009 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,722.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 650 (98%)£1,722
Band Babout 10 (2%)£2,009
Band Cfewer than 5£2,296
Band Dfewer than 5£2,583
Band Efewer than 5£3,157
Band Ffewer than 5£3,731
Band Gfewer than 5£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 91% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Sefton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of L21 0EA is in (ONS area E01006980), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near L21 0EA?

The nearest open schools to L21 0EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L21 0EA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to L21 0EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L21 0EA is Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sterrix Lane, 132 m away.

More stations near L21 0EA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near L21 0EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L21 0EA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near L21 0EA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L21 0EA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near L21 0EA?

The nearest to the centre of L21 0EA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to L21 0EA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near L21 0EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L21 0EA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near L21 0EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L21 0EA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near L21 0EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of L21 0EA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is L21 0EA in a conservation area?

The centre of L21 0EA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near L21 0EA?

Police.uk records 253 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L21 0EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences108 reports
Anti-social behaviour37 reports
Public order28 reports
Criminal damage and arson20 reports
Drugs18 reports
Other theft12 reports

Also: burglary 10, vehicle crime 8, other crime 5, bicycle theft 4, shoplifting 2, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for L21 0EA

Ward
Ford
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Litherland
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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