L21 9NH postcode in Litherland, Sefton

L21 9NH 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 at L21 9NH can get it Across Sefton: 88% Homes sold at L21 9NH £158,500 The middle of its 4 sales from January 2024 to September 2026. Across the L21 9 sector, last 12 months: £190,000 Nearest station Seaforth & Litherland 850 m in a straight line

Where L21 9NH is, and what is near it

Map of L21 9NH and what is near it Map of L21 9NH: its centre point, with the 91 other postcodes in the L21 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. L21 9HA: also in L21 9L21 9HB: also in L21 9L21 9HD: also in L21 9L21 9HE: also in L21 9L21 9HF: also in L21 9L21 9HG: also in L21 9L21 9HH: also in L21 9L21 9HL: also in L21 9L21 9HN: also in L21 9L21 9HP: also in L21 9L21 9HQ: also in L21 9L21 9HR: also in L21 9L21 9HT: also in L21 9L21 9HU: also in L21 9L21 9HW: also in L21 9L21 9HX: also in L21 9L21 9HY: also in L21 9L21 9HZ: also in L21 9L21 9JA: also in L21 9L21 9JB: also in L21 9L21 9JD: also in L21 9L21 9JE: also in L21 9L21 9JF: also in L21 9L21 9JG: also in L21 9L21 9JH: also in L21 9L21 9JJ: also in L21 9L21 9JL: also in L21 9L21 9JN: also in L21 9L21 9JP: also in L21 9L21 9JQ: also in L21 9L21 9JR: also in L21 9L21 9JS: also in L21 9L21 9JT: also in L21 9L21 9JU: also in L21 9L21 9JW: also in L21 9L21 9JX: also in L21 9L21 9JY: also in L21 9L21 9JZ: also in L21 9L21 9LA: also in L21 9L21 9LB: also in L21 9L21 9LD: also in L21 9L21 9LE: also in L21 9L21 9LF: also in L21 9L21 9LG: also in L21 9L21 9LH: also in L21 9L21 9LJ: also in L21 9L21 9LL: also in L21 9L21 9LN: also in L21 9L21 9LP: also in L21 9L21 9LQ: also in L21 9L21 9LR: also in L21 9L21 9LS: also in L21 9L21 9LU: also in L21 9L21 9LW: also in L21 9L21 9LX: also in L21 9L21 9LY: also in L21 9L21 9LZ: also in L21 9L21 9NB: also in L21 9L21 9ND: also in L21 9L21 9NE: also in L21 9L21 9NF: also in L21 9L21 9NG: also in L21 9L21 9NJ: also in L21 9L21 9NL: also in L21 9L21 9NN: also in L21 9L21 9NP: also in L21 9L21 9NQ: also in L21 9L21 9NR: also in L21 9L21 9NS: also in L21 9L21 9NT: also in L21 9L21 9NU: also in L21 9L21 9NW: also in L21 9L21 9NX: also in L21 9L21 9NY: also in L21 9L21 9NZ: also in L21 9L21 9PA: also in L21 9L21 9PE: also in L21 9L21 9PF: also in L21 9L21 9PH: also in L21 9L21 9PJ: also in L21 9L21 9PL: also in L21 9L21 9PR: also in L21 9L21 9PY: also in L21 9L21 9PZ: also in L21 9L21 9QA: also in L21 9L21 9QB: also in L21 9L21 9QD: also in L21 9L21 9QE: also in L21 9L21 9QF: also in L21 9L21 9QH: also in L21 9L21 9QQ: also in L21 9 Litherland High School 1.6 kmSchool 1.6 kmFord L21 9NH Map of L21 9NH and what is near it Map of L21 9NH: its centre point, with the 91 other postcodes in the L21 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.6 kmFord L21 9NH
  • L21 9NH
  • Other postcodes in L21 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 53.4739, longitude -3.0062)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after L21 9NH?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.

At this postcode

What broadband can you get at L21 9NH?

Every home and business at L21 9NH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L21 9NH 100% Sefton 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L21 9NH 100% Sefton 99%
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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at L21 9NH?

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. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.

Is L21 9NH 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 9NH.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across Sefton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for L21 9NH: 33,683 properties in Sefton are at high risk (22.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Sefton

Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of L21 9NH 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 risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.

At this postcode

Homes sold in L21 9NH

HM Land Registry records 37 standard sales in L21 9NH since 1996, the first on record at this postcode. The middle price was £38,500 from 1995 to 1999 and £140,000 from 2020 to 2024.

  1. 1995 to 1999, middle price £38,500, 5 sales
  2. 2000 to 2004, middle price £60,000, 7 sales
  3. 2005 to 2009, middle price £110,000, 6 sales
  4. 2010 to 2014, middle price £100,000, 5 sales
  5. 2015 to 2019, too few sales to price, 2 sales
  6. 2020 to 2024, middle price £140,000, 11 sales
  7. 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, one sale
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in L21 9NH from January 2024 to September 2026, the latest on 18 August 2026. They sold for £147,000 to £197,500. Across L21 9, the typical price in the 12 months to September 2026 was £190,000.

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, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at L21 9NH?

At the 2021 Census, 47 people (23 female, 24 male) lived at L21 9NH, in 24 households.

Census 2021L21 9NHL21 9 sector
People475,243
Households242,154
People per household2.02.4

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The L21 9 sector is its 90 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

At this postcode

How much energy do homes at L21 9NH use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at L21 9NH used 1,985 kWh, and the median domestic gas meter 6,419 kWh.

2024L21 9NHL21 district
Electricity meters2511,469
Electricity, median meter a year1,985 kWh2,206 kWh
Gas meters2510,968
Gas, median meter a year6,419 kWh8,336 kWh

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is L21 9NH in a conservation area?

The centre of L21 9NH 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.

Near here

Which schools are near L21 9NH?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to L21 9NH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L21 9NH, and how we find them

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

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Where is the nearest station to L21 9NH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L21 9NH is Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Highfield Road, 104 m away.

More stations near L21 9NH, and how we find them

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

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Which GP surgeries are near L21 9NH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L21 9NH, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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Where can I charge an electric car near L21 9NH?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L21 9NH on the map as of 23 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 charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Which dentists are near L21 9NH?

The nearest to the centre of L21 9NH, 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 22 October 2026.

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Which hospitals are nearest to L21 9NH?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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Which care homes are near L21 9NH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L21 9NH, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which pharmacies are near L21 9NH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L21 9NH, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 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 pharmacy lists.

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Which vets are near L21 9NH?

The nearest vets to the centre of L21 9NH 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 first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the L21 9 sector

What do homes sell for near L21 9NH?

Homes in L21 9 sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 52 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £168,500 from 58 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£168,500 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £220,000 21 sales
  • Terraced £170,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £127,500 8 sales

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

Across the whole L21 district: a typical £179,500 from 190 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near L21 9NH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around L21 9NH. Over half of them (60%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (21%). 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 9NH

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 £3,157 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,722.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 590 (60%)£1,722
Band Babout 180 (18%)£2,009
Band Cabout 80 (8%)£2,296
Band Dabout 80 (8%)£2,583
Band Eabout 50 (5%)£3,157
Band Fwithheld£3,731
Band Gfewer than 5£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of L21 9NH is in (ONS area E01006977), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near L21 9NH?

Police.uk records 352 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L21 9NH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences160 reports
Public order33 reports
Anti-social behaviour32 reports
Criminal damage and arson30 reports
Drugs25 reports
Other theft21 reports

Also: burglary 11, shoplifting 11, vehicle crime 10, possession of weapons 7, bicycle theft 5, other crime 4, theft from the person 2, robbery 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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for L21 9NH

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: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

L21 9 sector L21 district L postcode area Litherland postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

L21 9NB50 mL21 9JH60 mL21 9NE60 mL21 9PH80 mL21 9PJ90 mL21 9NG100 m
All of L21

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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