L1 5DN Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: City Centre South. Region: North West.
Streets
- Nelson Street, Liverpool: 64 addresses
- Nelson Street, Liverpool: 3 addresses
- Bailey Street, Liverpool: 1 address
- Grenville Street South, Liverpool: 1 address
- Griffiths Street, 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 A (62% of about 1,110 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
- 10 AND 12, NELSON STREET, grade II
- 14 AND 16, NELSON STREET, grade II
- 18, NELSON STREET, grade II
- 20, NELSON STREET, grade II
- 22, 24 AND 26, NELSON STREET, grade II
- 30-33 GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, grade II
- 44, NELSON STREET, grade II
- FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Between Bridgewater Street / Simpson Street / Watkinson Street (380 m)
- Land Bordered By Kings Dock Street, Sparling Street & Wapping, Liverpool, L1 8LE (480 m)
- Land To North East Junction Oldham Place / Back Renshaw Street (540 m)
- Land Adjacent To The Keel, Kings Parade / Halftide Wharf Kings Dock (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 37 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 3 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 70 addresses are between 20 m and 26 m above sea level (22 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 | 640 m |
| Liverpool Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Liverpool James Street 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 71 within 800 m; nearest Sankey Street Liverpool | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 710 m |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m; nearest Parking Group | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 11.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. James' Health Centre | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Euro Chemist | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Liverpool Smile Studio | 310 m |
| Hospital | Liverpool Women's Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Merseyside Police | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk jct Duke Street / Nelson Street- Liverpool Cashzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,730 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6,640 m² | 700 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | Admiral Park 9,850 m² | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 630 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 169 and 171, Duke Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m north. 406 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade I and 27 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 169 and 171, Duke Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north |
| 159-163, Duke Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north |
| Roman Catholic Church of Saint Vincent de Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south |
| The Oratory | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m east |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 450 m south-east |
| Edge Hill Engine Station, Liverpool & Manchester Railway | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 700 m west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 1.1 km south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-east |
| The Princess Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south-west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 3.2 km south-east |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 4.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 70 |
25 of the postcode's 70 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 10% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 16% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Nelson Street.