L1 5AA Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: City Centre South. Region: North West.
Streets
- Duke Street, Liverpool: 84 addresses
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 A (55% of about 2,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Duke Street, Duke Street. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 105, DUKE STREET, grade II
- 3-5, YORK STREET, grade II
- 36, SLATER STREET, grade II
- 48, 50 AND 52, SEEL STREET, grade II
- 50 Duke Street, including 2 and 4 York Street and 27 Henry Street, grade II
- 96, DUKE STREET, grade II
- 98, DUKE STREET, grade II
- THE MONRO PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land Bordered By Kings Dock Street, Sparling Street & Wapping, Liverpool, L1 8LE (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Land To North East Junction Oldham Place / Back Renshaw Street (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Between Bridgewater Street / Simpson Street / Watkinson Street (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Adjacent To The Keel, Kings Parade / Halftide Wharf Kings Dock (900 m (0.6 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 9 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 84 addresses are between 10 m and 21 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 91%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 91% 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 | 380 m |
| Liverpool Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Liverpool James Street 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 82 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest York Street Liverpool | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 380 m |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking | 30 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St. James' Health Centre | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 28 Argyle Street [Dental Practice] | 200 m |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool Dental Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Merseyside Police | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,730 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Chavasse Park 1.7 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 630 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 3.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 26-30, Hanover Street L1, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north-west. 468 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 16 of them Grade I and 47 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 26-30, Hanover Street L1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| 24, Hanover Street L1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-west |
| 1 and 3, Duke Street L1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-west |
| Scandinavian Seamen's Church (Gustaf Adolfs Kyrka) | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-west |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Edge Hill Engine Station, Liverpool & Manchester Railway | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| The Princess Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Morpeth Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 46 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 38 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 84 |
84 of the postcode's 84 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Liverpool: see them on the Liverpool page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 83% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 74% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Duke Street.