L23 8SR
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Property report — L23 8SR
Open-data due diligence for L23 8SR and the area around it.
L23 8SR in brief: 3 recorded sales (£74,950–£125,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for L23 8SR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the L23 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£611,571
Population
7,224
Crimes recorded
4
Schools
20
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
99%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in L23 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (7 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-13 | £125,000 | 3 DOWHILLS PARK | Flat |
| 2018-01-03 | £125,000 | 5 DOWHILLS PARK | Flat |
| 2002-01-14 | £74,950 | 3 DOWHILLS PARK | Flat |
3 recorded sales on L23 8SR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michaels Church of England Academy | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Inadequate (2024) |
| Valewood Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Ursuline Catholic Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BLUNDELLSANDS SURGERY (0.9 mi) · LIVERPOOL RD MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.2 mi) · EASTVIEW SURGERY (1.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WATERLOO DAY HOSPITAL (1.9 mi) · FIRST RESPONSE TEAM, CLOCK VIEW HOSPITAL (4.5 mi) · CLOCK VIEW HOSPITAL (4.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ST NICHOLAS FOUNTAIN (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CONSERVATORY ATTACHED TO LEFT SIDE OF GLENCAPLE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · CHURCH OF ST JOSEPH (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: GORDON SHORT CHEMIST (0.9 mi) · BOOTS (0.9 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Hall Road (0.1 mi) · Blundellsands & Crosby (0.7 mi) · Waterloo (Merseyside) (1.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.9 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.9 mi) · Co-op (1.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 48
- One-person households
- 35%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 3,199
Owned 73% · Social rent 5% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for L23 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in L23 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 5/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for L23 8SR in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictL23 | SectorL23 8 | PostcodeL23 8SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £303,135 | £611,571 | £108,317 |
| Population | 40,577 | 7,224 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 145 | 4 | — |
| Schools | 20 | — | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 97% | 99% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (L23 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.