L18 5EE Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Penny Lane. Region: North West.
Streets
- Stanley Terrace, Mossley Hill: 21 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 B (50% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1-10, STANLEY TERRACE, grade II
- 1-15 Gordon Place, grade II
- 2-16, Gordon Place and 3 Bridge Road, grade II
- Nos. 11-19, STANLEY TERRACE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 21 addresses are between 37 m and 38 m above sea level (37 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 | 90 m |
| West Allerton 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Aigburth 597,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mossley Hill Interchange | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Belle Vale Bus Station | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Storrsdale Medical Centre | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rose Lane Dental Practice | 140 m |
| Hospital | Mossley Hill Hospital | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Merseyside Police Dogs and Mounted Section | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,850 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 9.1 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 90 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Geoffrey Hughes Memorial Ground 19 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 100 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 10 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) south-west. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 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) south-west |
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| University Hostel and Greenbank House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| The Calderstones: six monoliths decorated with rock art | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Robin Hood's Stone at the junction of Archerfield Road and Booker Avenue | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Sefton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Toxteth Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| The Grounds | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Woolton Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 5 km (3.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 5 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 14 |
7 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Stanley Terrace.