Litherland
Litherland is a town in Merseyside, England, with a population of around 22,971. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 4 schools, 1 pharmacy, 60 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Seaforth & Litherland, 1.1 km away. There were around 404 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Litherland area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Sefton area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 279,233 residents at roughly 1,783 people per km².
- Council
- Sefton
- County
- Merseyside
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Police force
- Merseyside
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 224th of 294 English council areas — better than 24% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 13° / 8° · 37% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:34
9h 17m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
363 reported · August 2026▼ 12% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences153
- Public order36
- Anti-social behaviour34
- Criminal damage & arson34
95 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Ford · Merseyside
Local policing priorities
- Youths causing ASB and causing criminal damage to motor vehicles, vandalism, trespassing, loitering.
- People aggressively begging outside local shops.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
312 reported road collisions (2025)
68 killed or seriously injured · 371 casualties · 11.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 362 rated 4–5 ★ (259 top)
- 19 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Seaforth & Litherland (0.7 km)
- 63 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Seaforth & Litherland (0.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£221,105 average▲ 2% YoY
Across Sefton · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£938 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £622
- 2 bed £814
- 3 bed £993
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
3,475 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (5.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (5.9 km)
18 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Hawthorn Road (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches38
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
279,233 residents in Sefton · 1,783/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,641
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,564
- Net moves+3,077
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 110 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
19% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,583 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (30% of 131,350)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
116 schools · 41,789 pupils
74 primary · 18 secondary · 24 other
Ofsted: 40 of 47 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
103 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreGood
- Formby High SchoolGood
- Greenbank High SchoolGood
- Hillside High SchoolGood
- King's Leadership Academy HawthornesGood
- Litherland High SchoolGood
- Maghull High SchoolGood
- Maricourt Catholic High SchoolGood
- Meols Cop High SchoolGood
- Range High SchoolGood
- St Michaels Church of England AcademyInadequate
- The Salesian Academy of St John BoscoInadequate
- Birkdale High School
- Chesterfield High School
- Deyes High School
- Holy Family Catholic High School
- Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
- Stanley High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sefton
Care & health services
289 CQC-registered services
- Care homes112
- GP practices54
- Dentists51
- Homecare agencies50
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Sefton
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
267 applications decided
95.5% granted · 255 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Peter Dowd
Labour
Bootle
Recent votes:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 36
- LD 17
- Grn 3
- Ref 4
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools26
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens19
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,445 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
29 jobs advertised · £35,173 avg
e.g. Sen Teaching Assistant, Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Primary Care, Hr Administrator
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£748 median full-time weekly pay
3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,038 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
39% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 140,983 certificates
11.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
79% low-carbon electricity
Wind 56% · Nuclear 23% · Gas 18% · Imports 3%
72 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83 yrs women · 78.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 59.5 women · 59 men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
12 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in L21
- Bridge Road Medical Centre
- Ford Medical Practice
- 15 Sefton Road
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bootle:
- Add specific content on men’s mental health to RSE & health guidance for schools406 local signatures · 2,991 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth300 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND241 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Fully fund Specialist Palliative Care provided by hospices97 local signatures · 8,814 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK96 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Litherland (ward) · 0.2 km
Litherland is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Bootle Parliamentary constituency that covers the southern part of the locality of Litherland. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 11,231.
Litherland Town Hall · 0.3 kmLitherland Town Hall is a former municipal building in Hatton Hill Road, Litherland, Merseyside, England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Litherland Urban District Council, now functions as a health centr…
Litherland · 0.3 kmLitherland is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside. Until 1974, it was within the historic county of Lancashire. It was an urban district, which included Seaforth and Ford. It neighbours Waterloo t…
- Linacre Road railway station · 0.5 km
Linacre Road railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch in Litherland, Lancashire.
Orrell, Merseyside · 0.6 kmOrrell is the name given to a residential area in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. It is not to be confused with Orrell Park which is a separate neighbouring area.
Seaforth & Litherland railway station · 0.7 kmSeaforth & Litherland railway station is a railway station in Seaforth, Merseyside, England, on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. It also serves the adjacent area of Litherland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Litherland?
- Litherland is a town in Merseyside, England, in the Sefton local authority.
- What is the population of Litherland?
- Litherland has an approximate settlement population of 22,971.
- How deprived is Litherland?
- The Sefton local authority, which includes Litherland, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.