Which has the lower district median?
Aigburth: £250,000. Allerton: £320,000.
Aigburth is lower in this 24-month sample.
Aigburth (L17) or Allerton (L18): an area comparison
Aigburth has the lower recorded-sale median by £70,000. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Aigburth: 7. Allerton: 8 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: L17 71, L18 85. mapped green-space sites: L17 44, L18 34.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £70,000 across the 24-month samples. That gives Aigburth the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Aigburth has 7 registered schools, 44 mapped green-space sites and 71 bus nodes. Allerton has 8, 34 and 85 respectively.
District prices
L17 recorded 632 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £250,000. The £278,288 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
L18 recorded 598 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £320,000. The £414,178 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
L17
- Median recorded sale
- £250,000
- Average recorded sale
- £278,288
- Recorded sales
- 632 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
L18
- Median recorded sale
- £320,000
- Average recorded sale
- £414,178
- Recorded sales
- 598 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 2,408 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,082, or 44.9% of the total.
Police.uk records 1,513 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 590, or 39.0% of the total.
L17
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 2,408
- Selected report-category share
- 1,082 (44.9%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
L18
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 1,513
- Selected report-category share
- 590 (39.0%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. L17 has a median of 3.0. 51.4% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 6.5% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. L18 has a median of 8.0. 1.4% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 69.1% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
L17
- Median IMD decile
- 3.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 51.4%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 6.5%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
L18
- Median IMD decile
- 8.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 1.4%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 69.1%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 7 open establishments in L17. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 8 open establishments in L18. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
L17
- Registered school sites
- 7 (All-through: 1, Primary: 3, Secondary: 3)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
L18
- Registered school sites
- 8 (All-through: 1, Primary: 6, Secondary: 1)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 44 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 229.95 hectares, including 8 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 34 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 116.48 hectares, including 6 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
L17
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 44
- Mapped site area
- 229.95 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 8
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
L18
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 34
- Mapped site area
- 116.48 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 6
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 467 postcode units. 28 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 40 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 605 postcode units. 63 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 90 have medium-risk surroundings.
L17
- Postcode units in source
- 467
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 28
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 40
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
L18
- Postcode units in source
- 605
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 63
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 90
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 10.5 µg/m³. 75.3% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 11.1 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
L17
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 10.5 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 75.3%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
L18
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 11.1 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 71 active bus nodes and 4 rail, metro or tram nodes across L17. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 85 active bus nodes and 3 rail, metro or tram nodes across L18. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
L17
- Active bus access nodes
- 71
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 4
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
L18
- Active bus access nodes
- 85
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 3
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
L17
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
L18
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 100 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 14 serious and 86 slight.
DfT records 122 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 2 fatal, 20 serious and 100 slight.
L17
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 100
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 14
- Slight
- 86
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
L18
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 122
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 20
- Slight
- 100
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
For an address-specific desk check, Property Diligence’s paid report adds the more detailed property-level information available from public sources.