L3 2BE Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: City Centre North. Region: North West.
Streets
- Fontenoy Street, Liverpool: 24 addresses
- Byrom Street, Liverpool: 4 addresses
- Byrom Street, Liverpool: 2 addresses
- Lace Street, Liverpool: 1 address
- St Stephens Place, 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 (71% of about 1,560 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): 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Blackstock Street, Bevington Bush and Paul Street, Liverpool, L3 6EP (400 m)
- Poets Place, Liverpool, L5 3SP (600 m)
- Kempston Street Car Park, l3 8ng (660 m)
- Land Bounded By Lanyork Road, Pall Mall And Chadwick Street, Liverpool, L3 (800 m)
- 122 Old Hall Street (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 32 addresses are between 7 m and 15 m above sea level (12 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 | Moorfields 6.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m |
| Liverpool Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m | |
| Liverpool Central 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 69 within 800 m; nearest Lace Street Liverpool | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queen Square Bus Station Liverpool | 520 m |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal Vauxhall | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest Hunter Street Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 12.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brownlow At Marybone | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 770 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pall Mall Dental Clinic | 510 m |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool Dental Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | St Anne Street Police Station | 400 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 930 m |
| Allotments | Everton Community Garden 890 m² | 810 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 7.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is College of Technology and Museum Extension, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m south. 208 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 25 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| College of Technology and Museum Extension | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south |
| William Brown Library and Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south-east |
| Hornby Library Picton Reading Room | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-east |
| Walker Art Gallery | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-east |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km south-east |
| Stanley Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Collingwood Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| Trafalgar Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 2.5 km south |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 32 |
31 of the postcode's 32 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 43% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Fontenoy Street.