L22 4RE postcode in Crosby, Sefton

L22 4RE 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.

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 £230,000 Homes sold in L22 4, last 12 months. ▲ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Waterloo (Merseyside) 750 m in a straight line

Where L22 4RE is, and what is near it

Map of L22 4RE and what is near it Map of L22 4RE: its centre point, with the 29 other postcodes in the L22 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A565 L22 4QA: also in L22 4L22 4QB: also in L22 4L22 4QD: also in L22 4L22 4QF: also in L22 4L22 4QG: also in L22 4L22 4QJ: also in L22 4L22 4QL: also in L22 4L22 4QN: also in L22 4L22 4QP: also in L22 4L22 4QQ: also in L22 4L22 4QR: also in L22 4L22 4QS: also in L22 4L22 4QT: also in L22 4L22 4QU: also in L22 4L22 4QW: also in L22 4L22 4QX: also in L22 4L22 4QY: also in L22 4L22 4QZ: also in L22 4L22 4RA: also in L22 4L22 4RB: also in L22 4L22 4RD: also in L22 4L22 4RF: also in L22 4L22 4RG: also in L22 4L22 4RH: also in L22 4L22 4RJ: also in L22 4L22 4RL: also in L22 4L22 4RN: also in L22 4L22 4RQ: also in L22 4L22 4RS: also in L22 4 Blundellsands & Crosby station 1.5 kmCrosby L22 4RE Map of L22 4RE and what is near it Map of L22 4RE: its centre point, with the 29 other postcodes in the L22 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A565 Crosby L22 4RE
  • L22 4RE
  • 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 53.4807, longitude -3.0203)

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 L22 4RE?

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 4RE?

Every home and business at L22 4RE 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 L22 4RE?

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 L22 4RE 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 4RE.

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 4RE: 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 4RE 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 L22 4RE?

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.

£230,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£222,350 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • 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 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 L22 4RE

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in L22 4RE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 May 2026. The middle price was £208,000, from £185,000 to £285,000. 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

Food hygiene ratings at L22 4RE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at L22 4RE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near L22 4RE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around L22 4RE. Over half of them (68%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (34%). 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 L22 4RE

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 £3,731 (band F); band B, the most common, is £2,009.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (6%)£1,722
Band Babout 450 (68%)£2,009
Band Cabout 100 (15%)£2,296
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,583
Band Eabout 30 (5%)£3,157
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,731
Band Gfewer than 5£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 34% 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 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 4RE is in (ONS area E01006955), 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 L22 4RE?

The nearest open schools to L22 4RE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L22 4RE, 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 L22 4RE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L22 4RE is Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Blundellsands & Crosby Rail Station Railway station 1.5 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 Milton Road, 200 m away.

More stations near L22 4RE, 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 L22 4RE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L22 4RE, 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 L22 4RE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L22 4RE 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 L22 4RE?

The nearest to the centre of L22 4RE, 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 L22 4RE?

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 L22 4RE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L22 4RE, 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 L22 4RE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L22 4RE, 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 L22 4RE?

The nearest vets to the centre of L22 4RE 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 L22 4RE in a conservation area?

The centre of L22 4RE 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 L22 4RE?

Police.uk records 262 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L22 4RE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences116 reports
Anti-social behaviour38 reports
Public order22 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Burglary15 reports
Other theft14 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 13, drugs 12, vehicle crime 6, bicycle theft 3, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1, 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: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for L22 4RE

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

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