Which has the lower district median?
Old Swan: £140,000. Walton: £144,000.
Old Swan is lower in this 24-month sample.
Old Swan (L13) or Walton (L9): an area comparison
Old Swan has the lower recorded-sale median by £4,000. 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?
Old Swan: 10. Walton: 7 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: L13 106, L9 120. mapped green-space sites: L13 38, L9 31.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £4,000 across the 24-month samples. That gives Old Swan the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Old Swan has 10 registered schools, 38 mapped green-space sites and 106 bus nodes. Walton has 7, 31 and 120 respectively.
District prices
L13 recorded 720 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £140,000. The £168,998 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.
L13
- Median recorded sale
- £140,000
- Average recorded sale
- £168,998
- Recorded sales
- 720 (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 3,655 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,543, or 42.2% 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.
L13
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 3,655
- Selected report-category share
- 1,543 (42.2%)
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. L13 has a median of 2.0. 84.3% 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.
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.
L13
- Median IMD decile
- 2.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 84.3%
- 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.
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 10 open establishments in L13. 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.
L13
- Registered school sites
- 10 (Primary: 7, 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.
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 38 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 37.64 hectares, including 5 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.
L13
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 38
- Mapped site area
- 37.64 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 5
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 587 postcode units. 89 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 132 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 628 postcode units. 91 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 130 have medium-risk surroundings.
L13
- Postcode units in source
- 587
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 89
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 132
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 13.3 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.
L13
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 13.3 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 106 active bus nodes and 3 rail, metro or tram nodes across L13. 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.
L13
- Active bus access nodes
- 106
- 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.
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.
L13
- 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 236 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 1 fatal, 49 serious and 186 slight.
DfT records 177 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 35 serious and 142 slight.
L13
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 236
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 49
- Slight
- 186
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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