L22 4QL postcode in Crosby, Sefton
L22 4QL is a postcode in Crosby, in the Waterloo ward of Sefton. It is in the Bootle parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where L22 4QL is, and what is near it
- L22 4QL
- Other postcodes in L22 4: press one for its page
- 3 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. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4805, longitude -3.0248)
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 L22 4QL?
- SeftonCouncil, for all local services Sefton: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around L22 4QL Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- MerseysidePolice force area
- BootleParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Peter Dowd (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Peter Dowd
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 L22 4QL?
Every home and business at L22 4QL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Sefton: 88%
Sefton: 99%
The line marks the figure across Sefton.
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 L22 4QL?
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 BinDayBuddySource: 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 L22 4QL 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 L22 4QL.
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 L22 4QL: 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 L22 4QL 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near L22 4QL?
Homes in L22 4 sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 31 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Semi-detached £300,000 5 sales
- Terraced £232,500 24 sales
- Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole L22 district: a typical £230,000 from 153 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 L22 4QL
HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in L22 4QL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 January 2026. The middle sale was £270,000, from £235,000 to £270,000. Across L22 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £230,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 L22 4QL?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around L22 4QL. Over half of them (75%) are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (57%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £2,296 (band C); band B, the most common, is £2,009.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 120 (19%) | £1,722 |
| Band B | about 480 (75%) | £2,009 |
| Band C | about 40 (6%) | £2,296 |
| Band D | withheld | £2,583 |
| Band E | fewer than 5 | £3,157 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,731 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,305 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,166 |
When the homes were built
- 57% Before 1900
- 43% 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- None 1945 to 1964
- None 1965 to 1982
- None 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 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 L22 4QL is in (ONS area E01007102), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 L22 4QL?
The nearest open schools to L22 4QL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 L22 4QL?
The nearest railway station to the centre of L22 4QL is Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.
- Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
- Blundellsands & Crosby 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.
7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fir Road, 80 m away.
More stations near L22 4QL, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near L22 4QL?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of L22 4QL, 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.
- Eastview Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 0151 928 8849 50 mWalk
- 42 Kingsway Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2024 · Phone 0151 928 2415 300 mWalk
- Kingsway Surgery Phone 0151 928 8668 300 mWalk
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 L22 4QL?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L22 4QL 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near L22 4QL?
The nearest to the centre of L22 4QL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Jones and Raw Associates Phone 01604 602491 200 mWalk
- St Johns Road Dental Practice Phone 0151 920 4857 250 mWalk
- Kingsway Dental Practice Phone 0151 928 3836 300 mWalk
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 L22 4QL?
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.
- Dewi Jones Unit Phone 0151 252 5602 700 mWalk
- Liverpool Women's at Aintree Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2015, over 3 years old · Phone 0151 708 9988 6.4 kmDrive
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 L22 4QL?
The nearest care homes to the centre of L22 4QL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Nazareth House - Crosby Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 0151 928 3254 450 mWalk
- Green Heys & Kemp Lodge Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 0151 949 0828 700 mWalk
- Woolston Mead Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 0151 928 3796 800 mWalk
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 L22 4QL?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L22 4QL, 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.
- Allied Pharmacy - Crosby Road Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 3:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 0151 920 6803 50 mWalk
- Instant-Pharma Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0151 319 7338 200 mWalk
- 247 Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0151 322 3300 400 mWalk
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 L22 4QL?
The nearest vets to the centre of L22 4QL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Vets4Pets 4.8 kmCycle
- Liverpool (Kirkdale) PDSA Pet Hospital Phone +44 151 933 6260 5.1 kmDrive
- Parker & Crowther 5.6 kmDrive
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 L22 4QL in a conservation area?
The centre of L22 4QL 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 L22 4QL?
Police.uk records 232 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L22 4QL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: other theft 13, drugs 7, bicycle theft 3, other crime 3, vehicle crime 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for L22 4QL
- Ward
- Waterloo
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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