L38 5DB
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Property report — L38 5DB
Open-data due diligence for L38 5DB and the area around it.
L38 5DB in brief: 1 recorded sale (£735,000–£735,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for L38 5DB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the L38 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£385,342
Population
1,719
Crimes recorded
26
Flood risk
Very low
Gigabit broadband
0%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in L38 5, 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. Latest median £460,000. Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-01 | £735,000 | ALT COTTAGE NORTH END LANE | Detached |
1 recorded sale on L38 5DB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redgate Community Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Range High School | 1.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Woodlands Primary School | 1.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Formby High School | 1.9 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
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: HIGHTOWN VILLAGE SURGERY (0.4 mi) · THE VILLAGE SURGERY FORMBY (1.5 mi) · CHAPEL LANE SURGERY (1.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WATERLOO DAY HOSPITAL (4.3 mi) · RENACRES HOSPITAL (6.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: MOSS FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · WHITEDGE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · BARN TO EAST OF GRANGE FARM (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HIGHTOWN PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · FORMBY HEALTH ROOMS & PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · BOOTS (1.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Hightown (0.7 mi) · Formby (1.5 mi) · Freshfield (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.4 mi) · Co-op Food (1.4 mi) · Waitrose (1.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 47
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 626
Owned 85% · Social rent 4% · Private rent 10%
Census 2021 (ONS), for L38 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in L38 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 11/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 | DistrictL38 | SectorL38 5 | PostcodeL38 5DB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £385,342 | — | £735,000 |
| Population | 5,070 | 1,719 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 26 | — | — |
| Schools | — | — | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 58% | 0% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 90% | 60% | 0% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (L38 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.