L3 1EA Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced June 2011. Ward: Waterfront South. 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 C (39% of about 1,470 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Albert Dock. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Land bounded by Mann Island, The Strand and Canning Dock, Liverpool 1, 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
- NUMBER 1 GRAVING DOCK, grade II
- PUMPING STATION, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Bordered By Kings Dock Street, Sparling Street & Wapping, Liverpool, L1 8LE (860 m)
- 122 Old Hall Street (950 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 79 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 77 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 77 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
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 | Liverpool James Street 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 180 m |
| Moorfields 6.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m | |
| Liverpool Central 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest James Street Interchange Liverpool | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 350 m |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 280 m |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Liverpool One | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 12.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brownlow At Marybone | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kissdental Liverpool | 190 m |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool Dental Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Merseyside Police | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Chavasse Park 1.7 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 390 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | North Seacombe Recreation Ground 1.7 ha | 1.9 km |
| Allotments | Everton Community Garden 890 m² | 2.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Albion House, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m north-east. 231 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade I and 25 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Albion House | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-east |
| Port of Liverpool Building and stone balustrade, iron gates and piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-west |
| Cunard Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north-west |
| Dock Traffic Office | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m south-east |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km south-east |
| Birkenhead Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 580 m south-east |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 1.5 km south |
| Morpeth Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Alfred Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km west |
| Egerton Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 4.2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 79 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 79 |
79 of the postcode's 79 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.