Which has the lower district median?
City Centre: £137,950. Walton: £144,000.
City Centre is lower in this 24-month sample.
City Centre (L1) or Walton (L9): an area comparison
City Centre has the lower recorded-sale median by £6,050. 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?
City Centre: 37. Walton: 7 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: L1 82, L9 120. mapped green-space sites: L1 10, L9 31.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £6,050 across the 24-month samples. That gives City Centre the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
City Centre has 37 registered schools, 10 mapped green-space sites and 82 bus nodes. Walton has 7, 31 and 120 respectively.
District prices
L1 recorded 559 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £137,950. The £337,426 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
L9 recorded 711 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £144,000. The £153,877 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
L1
- Median recorded sale
- £137,950
- Average recorded sale
- £337,426
- Recorded sales
- 559 (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.
L9
- Median recorded sale
- £144,000
- Average recorded sale
- £153,877
- Recorded sales
- 711 (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 10,882 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 3,537, or 32.5% of the total.
Police.uk records 4,661 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,336, or 50.1% of the total.
L1
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 10,882
- Selected report-category share
- 3,537 (32.5%)
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.
L9
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 4,661
- Selected report-category share
- 2,336 (50.1%)
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. L1 has a median of 3.0. 50.2% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 15.7% 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. L9 has a median of 3.0. 88.9% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 0.0% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
L1
- Median IMD decile
- 3.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 50.2%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 15.7%
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.
L9
- Median IMD decile
- 3.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 88.9%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 0.0%
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 37 open establishments in L1. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 7 open establishments in L9. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
L1
- Registered school sites
- 37 (16 plus: 1, Nursery: 2, Primary: 28, Secondary: 6)
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.
L9
- Registered school sites
- 7 (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 10 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 11.31 hectares, including 4 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 31 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 142.97 hectares, including 7 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
L1
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 10
- Mapped site area
- 11.31 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 4
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.
L9
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 31
- Mapped site area
- 142.97 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 7
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 2,302 postcode units. 422 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 515 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 628 postcode units. 91 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 130 have medium-risk surroundings.
L1
- Postcode units in source
- 2,302
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 422
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 515
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.
L9
- Postcode units in source
- 628
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 91
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 130
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 14.0 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 12.8 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
L1
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 14.0 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.
L9
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 12.8 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 82 active bus nodes and 9 rail, metro or tram nodes across L1. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 120 active bus nodes and 11 rail, metro or tram nodes across L9. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
L1
- Active bus access nodes
- 82
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 9
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.
L9
- Active bus access nodes
- 120
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 11
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.
L1
- 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.
L9
- 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 220 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 40 serious and 180 slight.
DfT records 177 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 35 serious and 142 slight.
L1
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 220
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 40
- Slight
- 180
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.
L9
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 177
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 35
- Slight
- 142
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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