L3 4BB Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. 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: 6.
- 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
- MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM AND THE INTERNATIONAL SLAVERY MUSEUM, grade I
- GATEPIERS TO ALBERT DOCK, grade II
- Hartley Bridge, grade II
- ORIGINAL DOCK MASTER'S OFFICE, grade II
- SEA WALL TO WEST OF MARINE PARADE, grade II
- WORKSHOP, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Bordered By Kings Dock Street, Sparling Street & Wapping, Liverpool, L1 8LE (680 m)
- Land Adjacent To The Keel, Kings Parade / Halftide Wharf Kings Dock (840 m)
- Land Between Bridgewater Street / Simpson Street / Watkinson Street (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (5 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 | Liverpool James Street 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m |
| Moorfields 6.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Liverpool Central 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Albert Dock Liverpool ONE | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 390 m |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 520 m |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Liverpool One | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 780 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 12.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. James' Health Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kissdental Liverpool | 390 m |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool Dental Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Merseyside Police | 390 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 640 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Chavasse Park 1.7 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 330 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | North Seacombe Recreation Ground 1.7 ha | 2.1 km |
| Allotments | Everton Community Garden 890 m² | 2.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Merseyside Maritime Museum and the International Slavery Museum, a listed building (Grade I), 120 m north-east. 188 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade I and 20 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Merseyside Maritime Museum and the International Slavery Museum | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m north-east |
| Britannia Pavilion and the Colonnades, Albert Dock | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south |
| Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m north-east |
| Dock Traffic Office | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m north-east |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km east |
| Birkenhead Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 380 m south-east |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 1.2 km south |
| Morpeth Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km west |
| The Princess Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south-west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 4.0 km south-east |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 4.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.