L8 1TH Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Toxteth. Region: North West.
Streets
- North Hill Street, Liverpool: 133 addresses
- Selborne Street, Liverpool: 1 address
- Upper Stanhope 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 (92% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Princes Road. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: in a protected area: No info..
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- PRINCES ROAD SYNAGOGUE, grade I
- MERSEYSIDE CENTRE FOR THE DEAF, grade II
- STREATLAM TOWER, grade II
- WELSH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 135 addresses are between 47 m and 48 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 47%, gigabit 47% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brunswick 847,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Liverpool Central 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Edge Hill 210,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 61 within 800 m; nearest Upper Stanhope Street Toxteth | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 1.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Parking Group | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 10.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abercromby Family Practice | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bounce Chemist | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abercromby Health Centre | 560 m |
| Hospital | Liverpool Women's Hospital | 560 m |
| Police station | Admiral Street Police Station | 760 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Natwest | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,730 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Crown Street Park 2.6 ha | 800 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Admiral Park 9,850 m² | 720 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 5.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Princes Road Synagogue, a listed building (Grade I), 80 m north. 297 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Princes Road Synagogue | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m north |
| Church of Saint Margaret | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north |
| Saint Bride's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north-west |
| Numbers 20 to 32 Percy Street Including Number 1 Huskisson Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m north-west |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 560 m north-west |
| Edge Hill Engine Station, Liverpool & Manchester Railway | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-east |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 1.6 km west |
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| The Sloyne | Tidal water | 2.9 km south-west |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 3.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 74 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 135 |
135 of the postcode's 135 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 3% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 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 North Hill Street.