L3 2ET Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: City Centre North. Region: North West.
Streets
- Webster Street, Liverpool: 3 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 A (58% of about 1,890 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): 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
- 135-139, DALE STREET, grade II
- 55, GREAT CROSSHALL STREET, grade II
- WAREHOUSE, grade II
- WAREHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Blackstock Street, Bevington Bush and Paul Street, Liverpool, L3 6EP (580 m)
- Kempston Street Car Park, l3 8ng (690 m)
- 122 Old Hall Street (740 m)
- Poets Place, Liverpool, L5 3SP (800 m)
- Land Bounded By Lanyork Road, Pall Mall And Chadwick Street, Liverpool, L3 (820 m)
- 14 Waterloo Road (1.0 km)
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 addresses are about 13 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 | Moorfields 6.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 380 m |
| Liverpool Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m | |
| Liverpool Central 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m, 76 within 800 m; nearest Webster Street Liverpool | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queen Square Bus Station Liverpool | 340 m |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m; nearest Hunter Street Car Park | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 860 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 12.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brownlow At Marybone | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pall Mall Dental Clinic | 380 m |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool Dental Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | St Anne Street Police Station | 590 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Everton Community Garden 890 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is College of Technology and Museum Extension, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m east. 245 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade I and 30 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| College of Technology and Museum Extension | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m east |
| Main Bridewell | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-west |
| William Brown Library and Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m east |
| Municipal Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-west |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.7 km south-east |
| Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south |
| Stanley Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 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 | 2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the postcode's 3 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 | 21 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 2% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 94% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 20% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 45% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | under 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Webster Street.