L34 5SU Knowsley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Prescot North. Region: North West.
Streets
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 A (88% of about 840 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 1.0 km
- 91 Warrington Road, Prescot, L34 5ST: up to 6 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- Former Beesley & Fildes Builder's Merchant, Scotchbarn Lane, Prescot: up to 6 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Site of Former Sovereign Works, Kelly Street, Prescot, L34 5PG: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Imperial Hotel, Bridge Road, Prescot: up to 22 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Imperial Hotel, Bridge Road, Prescot: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Prescot shopping Centre: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Land To Side Of 46, High Street, Prescot: up to 5 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Former HSBC Bank 2, Eccleston Street, Prescot, L34 5SB: up to 8 homes, permissioned (540 m)
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 15 addresses are between 73 m and 74 m above sea level (73 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 | 420 m |
| Eccleston Park 74,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Whiston 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m, 74 within 800 m; nearest Warrington Road Prescot | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Prescot Bus Station | 710 m |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 13.6 km |
| Car parks | Parking Space on Blundell Road, L35 | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 10.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park House Medical Centre | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 620 m |
| Hospital | Whiston Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Prescot Police Station | 220 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Prescot, Prescot | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,050 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Henley Memorial Park 2.3 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 800 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,920 m² | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 4.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 700 m west. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m west |
| Knowsley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Yates' Plantation | Wood | 900 m north |
| The Knoll | Hill | 1.2 km north-west |
| Poets Green | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Number 3 Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Number 4 Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Mizzy Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 15 |
14 of the postcode's 15 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 11% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.