L7 6ND Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Edge Hill. Region: North West.
Streets
- Tunnel 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 (93% of about 1,790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
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 addresses are about 46 m above sea level.
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 | Edge Hill 210,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 m |
| Wavertree Technology Park 293,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Liverpool Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Edge Hill Station | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queen Square Bus Station Liverpool | 2.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | NCP | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 630 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 9.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Earle Road Medical Centre | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Durning Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Atlantic Dental Practice | 480 m |
| Hospital | Liverpool Women's Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Smithdown Lane Police Station | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Wavertree Park 18 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,260 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | Tiber 1.3 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,190 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Engine House to North of North Range of Edge Hill Station, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 74 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Engine House to North of North Range of Edge Hill Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| Range on North Side of Edge Hill Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| Range on South Side of Edge Hill Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Edge Hill Engine Station, Liverpool & Manchester Railway | Scheduled monument | 400 m west |
| Church of St Dunstan | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m south-east |
| Wavertree Botanic Garden and Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 520 m north-east |
| Toxteth Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 3.1 km south-west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 3.2 km south |
| Stanley Dock | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km north-west |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 4.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 0 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 0 |
2 of the postcode's 2 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Tunnel Road.