L2 2HW Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced November 2025. Ward: City Centre North. Region: North West.
Streets
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 (58% of about 1,890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Castle Street, Castle Street. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 13.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): The Liverpool (Anfield, Central, Greenbank, Kensington and Fairfield, Picton, Princess Park, Riverside, Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and Wavertree wards and parts of Kirkdale and Church wards) (Article 4(1)) Direction 2020.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Main Bridewell, grade II*
- Municipal Buildings, grade II*
- 10, HOCKENHALL ALLEY, grade II
- 51-55, DALE STREET, grade II
- BANDS WAREHOUSE, grade II
- CENTRAL FIRE STATION, grade II
- City Education Offices, grade II
- IMPERIAL CHAMBERS, grade II
- MAGISTRATES COURTS, grade II
- MUNICIPAL ANNEXE INCLUDING AREA BALUSTRADE, RAILINGS AND LAMPHOLDERS ATTACHED, grade II
- Muskars Buildings, grade II
- WAREHOUSE, grade II
- WAREHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 122 Old Hall Street (630 m)
- Land at Blackstock Street, Bevington Bush and Paul Street, Liverpool, L3 6EP (770 m)
- Land Bounded By Lanyork Road, Pall Mall And Chadwick Street, Liverpool, L3 (830 m)
- 14 Waterloo Road (880 m)
- Kempston Street Car Park, l3 8ng (890 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 14 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Moorfields 6.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 130 m |
| Liverpool James Street 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m | |
| Liverpool Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m | |
| Bus stops | 30 stops within 400 m, 77 within 800 m; nearest Cumberland Street Liverpool | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queen Square Bus Station Liverpool | 280 m |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 810 m |
| Car parks | 13 within 800 m; nearest ParkBee Q-Park | 50 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 620 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 12.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brownlow At Marybone | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ollie & Darsh | 240 m |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool Dental Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Merseyside Police | 820 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Chavasse Park 1.7 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Everton Community Garden 890 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Main Bridewell, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m north-east. 275 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade I and 31 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Main Bridewell | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m north-east |
| Municipal Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m south-east |
| Royal Insurance Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-west |
| Fowler's Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Stanley Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| Trafalgar Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| Collingwood Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 2.1 km south |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 4.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 8 |
8 of the postcode's 8 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 89% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.