L6 1EX Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Everton West. Region: North West.
Streets
- College Street South, Liverpool: 10 addresses
- Everton Road, Liverpool: 2 addresses
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 (76% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, grade II*
- 3, ISLINGTON SQUARE, grade II
- PARTICULAR BAPTIST CHAPEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Kempston Street Car Park, l3 8ng (560 m)
- Poets Place, Liverpool, L5 3SP (840 m)
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 12 addresses are between 45 m and 48 m above sea level (46 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 Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Liverpool Central 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Moorfields 6.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 62 within 800 m; nearest Shaw Street Liverpool | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queen Square Bus Station Liverpool | 1.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Royal Liverpool Hospital | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 11.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Islington House Medical Centre | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Liverpool Dental Access Centre | 350 m |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool University Hospital | 400 m |
| Police station | St Anne Street Police Station | 810 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Snax 24 - Islington Road 827 Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Whitley Gardens 7.4 ha | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Brow Side Gardens 16 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Everton Community Garden 890 m² | 800 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Liverpool Collegiate School, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m west. 88 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Collegiate School | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m west |
| Roman Catholic Church of Saint Francis Xavier | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m west |
| 8 Brougham Terrace, (Formerly listed as Brougham Terrace) | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m east |
| Olympia Social Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m east |
| Edge Hill Engine Station, Liverpool & Manchester Railway | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.8 km south |
| Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-west |
| Stanley Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| Collingwood Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-west |
| Trafalgar Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 2.9 km south-west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 4.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on College Street South.