L18 2DE Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Calderstones. Region: North West.
Streets
- Allerton Road, Liverpool: 5 addresses
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 C (48% of about 600 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
- Crawford House, Royal British Legion 161 Rose Lane (770 m)
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 5 addresses are between 42 m and 44 m above sea level (43 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 | 920 m |
| West Allerton 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Wavertree Technology Park 293,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Garthdale Road Mossley Hill | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Belle Vale Bus Station | 3.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 6.3 km |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 6.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beacon Health Mossley Hill | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Green Lane Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Allerton Dental Care | 70 m |
| Hospital | Liverpool Spire Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Mather Avenue Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Liverpool Allerton Road NatWest | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Penny Lane Millennium Green 1.1 ha | 530 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Harthill Estate 11 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Salisbury Gardens 6,760 m² | 440 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Hallows, a listed building (Grade I), 650 m south-east. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m south-east |
| The Calderstones: six monoliths decorated with rock art | Scheduled monument | 820 m south-east |
| Oswaldcroft | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m north-east |
| The Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north-east |
| Chapel of Bluecoat School | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north-west |
| Robin Hood's Stone at the junction of Archerfield Road and Booker Avenue | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Sefton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.0 km west |
| Toxteth Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Grounds | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Woolton Hill | Hill | 2.3 km east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
| Gateacre Green | Wood | 3.0 km east |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 3.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
5 of the postcode's 5 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 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Allerton Road.