L8 2UP Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Princes Park. 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 (78% of about 1,360 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: 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
- Sefton Park Care Village, Bishops Court Nursing Home, Sefton Park Road (510 m)
- Land at 13-15 Arundel Avenue (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 addresses are about 46 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Brunswick 847,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| St Michaels 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Beaconsfield Street Toxteth | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 2.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Parking Group | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 35 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 9.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brownlow Health @ Princes Park | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Chemist Lodge | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abercromby Health Centre | 850 m |
| Hospital | Liverpool Women's Hospital | 760 m |
| Police station | Admiral Street Police Station | 580 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Princes Park 20 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Admiral Park 9,850 m² | 580 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Princes Road Synagogue, a listed building (Grade I), 620 m north-west. 142 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Princes Road Synagogue | Listed building, Grade I | 620 m north-west |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 650 m south-east |
| Church of St Clement | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m north-east |
| Church of Saint Margaret | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m north-west |
| Chapel of Saint Patrick | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m west |
| Toxteth Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km east |
| Edge Hill Engine Station, Liverpool & Manchester Railway | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 710 m south-east |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 2.0 km west |
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km west |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 3.1 km south |
| The Sloyne | Tidal water | 3.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 52 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 55 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 110 |
110 of the postcode's 110 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 73% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 23% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 21% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.