L37 5AH
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Property report — L37 5AH
Open-data due diligence for L37 5AH and the area around it.
L37 5AH in brief: 2 recorded sales (£100,000–£194,500) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for L37 5AH itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the L37 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£285,000
Population
1,305
Crimes recorded
2
Schools
9
Flood risk
Very low
Gigabit broadband
79%
Sold-price trend (1997–2025)
Annual sold price in L37 5, 1997–2025 — 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. Latest median £260,000. Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-14 | £194,500 | 7 ENGINE LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-08-22 | £100,000 | 5 ENGINE LANE | Terraced |
2 recorded sales on L37 5AH. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redgate Community Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Freshfield Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Formby High School | 2.1 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | 2.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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: THE VILLAGE SURGERY FORMBY (1.7 mi) · CHAPEL LANE SURGERY (1.8 mi) · HIGHTOWN VILLAGE SURGERY (2.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: RENACRES HOSPITAL (4.6 mi) · ASHWORTH HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE REGISTRY (4.8 mi) · ASHWORTH HOSPITAL (4.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: LONGTON'S FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · FRANCIS' FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · DUTCH BARN AT FRANCIS' FARM (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: FORMBY HEALTH ROOMS & PHARMACY (1.4 mi) · BOOTS (1.8 mi) · ALLIED PHARMACY CHAPEL LANE (1.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Formby (2.1 mi) · Hightown (2.2 mi) · Freshfield (2.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.0 mi) · Waitrose (1.6 mi) · Spar (1.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 48
- One-person households
- 22%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 530
Owned 72% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for L37 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in L37 5 (Jun 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 | DistrictL37 | SectorL37 5 | PostcodeL37 5AH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £419,720 | £285,000 | £147,250 |
| Population | 25,063 | 1,305 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 109 | 2 | — |
| Schools | 9 | — | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 79% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 83% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (L37 5); 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 2 July 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.