L1 3DS Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced July 2006. Ward: City Centre North. Region: North West.
Streets
- College Lane, Liverpool: 7 addresses
- Duke Street, Liverpool: 4 addresses
- Church Street, Liverpool: 1 address
- Manesty Lane, Liverpool: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Liverpool in 2026-27: Band D £2,674 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,782 | £2,079 | £2,377 | £2,674 | £3,268 | £3,862 | £4,456 | £5,347 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (39% of about 1,470 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Duke Street. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): The Liverpool (Anfield, Central, Greenbank, Kensington and Fairfield, Picton, Princess Park, Riverside, Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and Wavertree wards and parts of Kirkdale and Church wards) (Article 4(1)) Direction 2020.
- Tree preservation orders: 10 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BLUECOAT CHAMBERS, grade I
- RAILINGS GATES AND GATE PIERS OLD BLUECOAT SCHOOL, grade I
- 26-30, HANOVER STREET L1, grade II*
- CHURCH HOUSE, grade II
- PAIR OF WAREHOUSES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land To North East Junction Oldham Place / Back Renshaw Street (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Bordered By Kings Dock Street, Sparling Street & Wapping, Liverpool, L1 8LE (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Between Bridgewater Street / Simpson Street / Watkinson Street (830 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 7 m and 12 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Liverpool Central 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Liverpool James Street 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Liverpool Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 83 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gradwell Street Liverpool | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 270 m |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Euro Car Parks | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St. James' Health Centre | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 28 Argyle Street [Dental Practice] | 210 m |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool Dental Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Merseyside Police | 360 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chavasse Park 1.7 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Everton Community Garden 890 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 4.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bluecoat Chambers, a listed building (Grade I), 60 m north-east. 416 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 15 of them Grade I and 41 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bluecoat Chambers | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m north-east |
| Railings Gates and Gate Piers Old Bluecoat School | Listed building, Grade I | 90 m north-east |
| 26-30, Hanover Street L1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south |
| 24, Hanover Street L1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-west |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Stanley Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Trafalgar Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 4.9 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 13 |
8 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 64% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 47% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 62% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on College Lane.