L34 3LU Knowsley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Prescot North. Region: North West.
Streets
- Green Road, Prescot: 9 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Knowsley in 2026-27: Band D £2,488 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,659 | £1,935 | £2,212 | £2,488 | £3,041 | £3,594 | £4,147 | £4,977 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (41% of about 1,620 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Whitaker's Garden Centre, Liverpool Road, Prescot: up to 227 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Whitaker's Garden Centre, Liverpool Road, Prescot: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Junction of Church Street and High Street: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Dye House Liverpool Road Prescot Knowsley L34 3LX: up to 45 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Rear 1-25 Hope Street, Prescot: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Rear 1-25 Hope Street, Prescot: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Sewell Street/Kemble Street: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Former HSBC Bank 2, Eccleston Street, Prescot, L34 5SB: up to 8 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 9 addresses are between 69 m and 71 m above sea level (70 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 | Prescot 293,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Eccleston Park 74,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Whiston 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Knowsley Park Lane Prescot | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Prescot Bus Station | 370 m |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Space on Blundell Road, L35 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park House Medical Centre | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Prescot House Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | Whiston Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Prescot Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hull University Union NatWest | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fazakerley Gardens 2,300 m² | 350 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,780 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,920 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Knowsley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Knoll | Hill | 430 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Mizzy Plantation | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Mizzy Dam | Lake or reservoir | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Yates' Plantation | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Riding Hill | Hill | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Number 4 Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the postcode's 9 addresses is 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Green Road.