L5 9YN Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Waterfront North. Region: North West.
Streets
- Sandon Way, Liverpool: 26 addresses
- East Prescot Road, Liverpool: 2 addresses
- Derby Road, Liverpool: 1 address
- Errington Street, Liverpool: 1 address
- Great Howard Street, Liverpool: 1 address
- Grundy Street, Liverpool: 1 address
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 (56% of about 1,330 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
- Site Between 43 Commercial Road And Tobacco Wharf, Liverpool, L5 9XB (580 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 32 addresses are between 6 m and 37 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandhills 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 410 m |
| Bank Hall 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Kirkdale 930,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Great Howard Street Sandhills | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queen Square Bus Station Liverpool | 2.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Leeds Street Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 14.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vauxhall Health Centre | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sedem Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vauxhall Health Centre | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool Dental Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Stanley Road Police Station | 930 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MP Food & Wine Cashzone | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Atlantic Park 1.3 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 330 m² | 950 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.9 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | Everton Community Garden 890 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sugar Silo, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m north. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar Silo | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north |
| Former Warehouse on North Side of Stanley Dock | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m south |
| Stanley Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km east |
| Derby Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sandon Half Tide Dock | Lake or reservoir | 530 m west |
| Huskisson Dock | Lake or reservoir | 660 m north-west |
| Nelson Dock | Lake or reservoir | 690 m south-west |
| Stanley Dock | Lake or reservoir | 750 m south |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 4.3 km south |
| Bidston Moss | Wood | 4.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 32 |
32 of the postcode's 32 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 4% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 88% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Sandon Way.