L4 2RF Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Anfield. 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 A (93% of about 870 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
- Junction of Oakfield Road and Dacy Road (280 m)
- Land bounded by White Rock Street, Whitefield Road and Red Rock Crescent, Liverpool, L6 (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 11 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 31 addresses are between 52 m and 53 m above sea level (53 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 | Kirkdale 930,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Sandhills 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bank Hall 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest St Andrew Road Cabbage Hall | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queen Square Bus Station Liverpool | 2.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal Vauxhall | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Royal Liverpool Hospital | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 12.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory Medical Centre | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Anfield Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory Road (Dental Surgery) | 320 m |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool University Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Tuebrook Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Nabzy's Breck Road, Anfield Cashzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,870 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Stanley Park 34 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Anfield Playground Recreation Ground 380 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Lower Breck Recreation Ground 9.4 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 37 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stanley Park, Liverpool, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.1 km north-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km north-west |
| Newsham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km west |
| Collingwood Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km west |
| Nelson Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km west |
| Salisbury Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 4.6 km south-west |
| Mull Wood | Wood | 4.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 31 |
19 of the postcode's 31 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 65% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.