Which has the lower district median?
Allerton: £320,000. Woolton: £265,000.
Woolton is lower in this 24-month sample.
Allerton (L18) or Woolton (L25): an area comparison
Woolton has the lower recorded-sale median by £55,000. 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?
Allerton: 8. Woolton: 11 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: L18 85, L25 161. mapped green-space sites: L18 34, L25 47.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £55,000 across the 24-month samples. That gives Woolton the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Allerton has 8 registered schools, 34 mapped green-space sites and 85 bus nodes. Woolton has 11, 47 and 161 respectively.
District prices
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.
L25 recorded 693 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £265,000. The £311,592 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
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.
L25
- Median recorded sale
- £265,000
- Average recorded sale
- £311,592
- Recorded sales
- 693 (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 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.
Police.uk records 2,502 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,068, or 42.7% of the total.
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.
L25
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 2,502
- Selected report-category share
- 1,068 (42.7%)
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. 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.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. L25 has a median of 5.0. 36.5% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 39.7% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
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.
L25
- Median IMD decile
- 5.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 36.5%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 39.7%
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 8 open establishments in L18. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 11 open establishments in L25. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
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.
L25
- Registered school sites
- 11 (Primary: 8, 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.
Green space and outdoor sport
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.
OS maps 47 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 319.06 hectares, including 17 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
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.
L25
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 47
- Mapped site area
- 319.06 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 17
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 605 postcode units. 63 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 90 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 870 postcode units. 60 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 111 have medium-risk surroundings.
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.
L25
- Postcode units in source
- 870
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 60
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 111
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 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.
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.
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.
L25
- 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 85 active bus nodes and 3 rail, metro or tram nodes across L18. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 161 active bus nodes and 2 rail, metro or tram nodes across L25. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
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.
L25
- Active bus access nodes
- 161
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 2
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.
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.
L25
- 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 122 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 2 fatal, 20 serious and 100 slight.
DfT records 113 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 1 fatal, 23 serious and 89 slight.
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.
L25
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 113
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 23
- Slight
- 89
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.
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