L17 5BB Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Festival Gardens. Region: North West.
Streets
- Bempton Road, Liverpool: 22 addresses
- Riverside Drive, Liverpool: 1 address
- Kerris Close, 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 B (38% of about 730 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): BEMPTON ROAD, BARCHESTER DRIVE, L17.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Car Park Tramway Road (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Moonwood, 220 A Aigburth Road (600 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 24 addresses are between 15 m and 20 m above sea level (18 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 | St Michaels 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Aigburth 597,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Mossley Hill 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bempton Road St Michaels | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 24 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fulwood Green Medical Ctr | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Aigburth Pharmacy | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Mossley Hill Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Admiral Street Police Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Goldfingers Cashzone | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Festival Gardens 21 ha | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Sefton Park 96 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 730 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 149 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Glebelands, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m (0.3 miles) north. 43 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Glebelands | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) north |
| The Hermitage | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| The Cloisters | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Sefton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Garston Sands | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Woolton Hill | Hill | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 24 |
6 of the postcode's 24 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Bempton Road.