L1 5BE Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: City Centre South. Region: North West.
Streets
- Cleveland Square, Liverpool: 25 addresses
- Seddon Street, Liverpool: 2 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 (42% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 10, HANOVER STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 15, ARGYLE STREET, grade II
- 23, ARGYLE STREET, grade II
- 28 AND 30, ARGYLE STREET, grade II
- THE OLD BRIDEWELL INCLUDING BOUNDARY WALL ALONG STREETS TO SOUTH AND EAST, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Bordered By Kings Dock Street, Sparling Street & Wapping, Liverpool, L1 8LE (420 m)
- Land Between Bridgewater Street / Simpson Street / Watkinson Street (580 m)
- Land To North East Junction Oldham Place / Back Renshaw Street (710 m)
- Land Adjacent To The Keel, Kings Parade / Halftide Wharf Kings Dock (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 1 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 addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
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 | 540 m |
| Liverpool James Street 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m | |
| Liverpool Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 78 within 800 m; nearest Forrest Street Liverpool | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 890 m |
| Car parks | 13 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park John Lewis | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 11.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. James' Health Centre | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 28 Argyle Street [Dental Practice] | 60 m |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool Dental Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Merseyside Police | 240 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Chavasse Park 1.7 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 630 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 1 and 3, Duke Street L1, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m north. 401 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 16 of them Grade I and 32 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 and 3, Duke Street L1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north |
| 24, Hanover Street L1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north |
| 26-30, Hanover Street L1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north |
| Scandinavian Seamen's Church (Gustaf Adolfs Kyrka) | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.0 km south-east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 350 m south-west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 1.2 km south |
| The Princess Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| Morpeth Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 3.7 km south-east |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 4.7 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 28 |
25 of the postcode's 28 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Cleveland Square.