L21 1DA postcode in Crosby, Sefton

L21 1DA is a postcode in Crosby, in the Bootle West 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 at L21 1DA can get it Across Sefton: 88% Typical price £145,000 Homes sold in L21 1, last 12 months. ▲ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Seaforth & Litherland 600 m in a straight line

Where L21 1DA is, and what is near it

Map of L21 1DA and what is near it Map of L21 1DA: its centre point, with the 86 other postcodes in the L21 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. L21 1AD: also in L21 1L21 1AE: also in L21 1L21 1AF: also in L21 1L21 1AG: also in L21 1L21 1AH: also in L21 1L21 1AJ: also in L21 1L21 1AL: also in L21 1L21 1AN: also in L21 1L21 1AP: also in L21 1L21 1AQ: also in L21 1L21 1AR: also in L21 1L21 1AS: also in L21 1L21 1AT: also in L21 1L21 1AW: also in L21 1L21 1AX: also in L21 1L21 1BB: also in L21 1L21 1BD: also in L21 1L21 1BE: also in L21 1L21 1BH: also in L21 1L21 1BJ: also in L21 1L21 1BL: also in L21 1L21 1BN: also in L21 1L21 1BP: also in L21 1L21 1BR: also in L21 1L21 1BS: also in L21 1L21 1BT: also in L21 1L21 1BU: also in L21 1L21 1BX: also in L21 1L21 1BY: also in L21 1L21 1BZ: also in L21 1L21 1DB: also in L21 1L21 1DD: also in L21 1L21 1DE: also in L21 1L21 1DF: also in L21 1L21 1DG: also in L21 1L21 1DH: also in L21 1L21 1DJ: also in L21 1L21 1DN: also in L21 1L21 1DP: also in L21 1L21 1DQ: also in L21 1L21 1DR: also in L21 1L21 1DS: also in L21 1L21 1DT: also in L21 1L21 1DU: also in L21 1L21 1DW: also in L21 1L21 1DX: also in L21 1L21 1DY: also in L21 1L21 1DZ: also in L21 1L21 1EB: also in L21 1L21 1EE: also in L21 1L21 1EF: also in L21 1L21 1EG: also in L21 1L21 1EH: also in L21 1L21 1EJ: also in L21 1L21 1EL: also in L21 1L21 1EN: also in L21 1L21 1EP: also in L21 1L21 1EQ: also in L21 1L21 1ER: also in L21 1L21 1ES: also in L21 1L21 1ET: also in L21 1L21 1EW: also in L21 1L21 1EX: also in L21 1L21 1EY: also in L21 1L21 1EZ: also in L21 1L21 1HA: also in L21 1L21 1HD: also in L21 1L21 1HG: also in L21 1L21 1HJ: also in L21 1L21 1HL: also in L21 1L21 1HN: also in L21 1L21 1HP: also in L21 1L21 1HQ: also in L21 1L21 1HR: also in L21 1L21 1HS: also in L21 1L21 1HT: also in L21 1L21 1HU: also in L21 1L21 1HX: also in L21 1L21 1JD: also in L21 1L21 1JF: also in L21 1L21 1JG: also in L21 1L21 1JQ: also in L21 1L21 1JR: also in L21 1L21 1JW: also in L21 1 Waterloo (Merseyside) station 1.2 kmLitherland L21 1DA Map of L21 1DA and what is near it Map of L21 1DA: its centre point, with the 86 other postcodes in the L21 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bootle West L21 1DA
  • L21 1DA
  • Other postcodes in L21 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4668, longitude -3.0146)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after L21 1DA?

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 1DA?

Every home and business at L21 1DA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L21 1DA 100% Sefton 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L21 1DA 100% Sefton 99%
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 1DA?

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 1DA 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 1DA.

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 1DA: 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 1DA 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 1DA?

Homes in L21 1 sold for a typical £145,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 18 sales, up 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£145,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£141,975 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £165,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £137,000 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 1DA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in L21 1DA 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 1DA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around L21 1DA. Over half of them (86%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (24%). 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 1DA

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 620 (86%)£1,722
Band Babout 100 (14%)£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 Gwithheld£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 18% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 24% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 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 1DA is in (ONS area E01006953), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 1DA?

The nearest open schools to L21 1DA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L21 1DA, 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 1DA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L21 1DA is Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Riversdale Road, 196 m away.

More stations near L21 1DA, 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 1DA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L21 1DA, 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 1DA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L21 1DA 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 1DA?

The nearest to the centre of L21 1DA, 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 1DA?

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 1DA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L21 1DA, 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 1DA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L21 1DA, 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 1DA?

The nearest vets to the centre of L21 1DA 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 1DA in a conservation area?

The centre of L21 1DA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 1DA?

Police.uk records 316 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L21 1DA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences144 reports
Anti-social behaviour29 reports
Public order29 reports
Criminal damage and arson26 reports
Other theft19 reports
Drugs19 reports

Also: burglary 13, shoplifting 11, vehicle crime 9, possession of weapons 6, bicycle theft 4, other crime 3, theft from the person 2, robbery 2.

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 1DA

Ward
Bootle West
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Crosby
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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