L13 1AE Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced May 2025. Ward: Old Swan West. Region: North West.
Streets
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 (89% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Allenby Square, Elms House Road, Liverpool, L13 2BR (340 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 10 addresses are between 49 m and 51 m above sea level (50 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wavertree Technology Park 293,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 400 m |
| Edge Hill 210,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Broad Green 416,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Edge Lane Retail Park Old Swan | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queen Square Bus Station Liverpool | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 5.0 km |
| Car parks | NCP | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 9.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rock Court Surgery | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Swan Dental Practice | 620 m |
| Hospital | Rathbone Hospital | 460 m |
| Police station | Merseyside Police Vehicle Hub Edge Lane. | 440 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,020 m² | 610 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.3 km west. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km west |
| Newsham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-west |
| The Grounds | Wood | 3.4 km south-east |
| Black Wood | Wood | 3.8 km south-east |
| Statue Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km north-east |
| Woolton Hill | Hill | 4.5 km south-east |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 4.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 10 |
6 of the postcode's 10 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.