L17 7EN Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Festival Gardens. Region: North West.
Streets
- Beech Avenue, Liverpool: 18 addresses
- Priory 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 A (42% of about 590 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): BEECH AVENUE/PRIORY CLOSE, 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 (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Moonwood, 220 A Aigburth Road (720 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 7 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 19 addresses are between 15 m and 17 m above sea level (16 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 | 220 m |
| Brunswick 847,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Aigburth 597,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Michael's Interchange St Michaels | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sandringham Medical Centre | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mccanns Pharmacy | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park Dental Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Mossley Hill Hospital | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Admiral Street Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest All In One Cashzone | 630 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 | 110 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 160 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Cloisters, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m east. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Cloisters | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m east |
| The Hermitage | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) east |
| Carfax | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Glebelands | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Sefton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Wood | Wood | 220 m east |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| The Sloyne | Tidal water | 3 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Tranmere Beach | Beach | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 19 |
11 of the postcode's 19 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 10% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Beech Avenue.