L17 6DD Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Greenbank Park. Region: North West.
Streets
- Briarwood Road, Liverpool: 40 addresses
- Fernwood Road, Liverpool: 1 address
- Gladeville Road, 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 (32% of about 660 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Crawford House, Royal British Legion 161 Rose Lane (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 42 addresses are between 32 m and 37 m above sea level (34 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 | Mossley Hill 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Aigburth 597,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| St Michaels 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carnatic Halls Aigburth Vale | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Belle Vale Bus Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 24 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Ash Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Mossley Hill Hospital | 320 m |
| Police station | Merseyside Police Dogs and Mounted Section | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Go Local Extra Cashzone | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sefton Park 96 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,180 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Greenbank Lane Allotments 2.9 ha | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 138 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Matthew and St James, a listed building (Grade II*), 530 m (0.3 miles) east. 51 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Matthew and St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Sefton Park Palm House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| University Hostel and Greenbank House | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Sefton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Anne | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Robin Hood's Stone at the junction of Archerfield Road and Booker Avenue | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Garston Sands | Wetland | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Woolton Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) east |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 42 |
10 of the postcode's 42 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 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 | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Briarwood Road.