L8 3SS Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dingle. Region: North West.
Streets
- The Elms, Liverpool: 91 addresses
- Mallins Close, Liverpool: 1 address
- Maley Close, 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 (95% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- 44-74, BELVIDERE ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Moonwood, 220 A Aigburth Road (900 m)
- Car Park Tramway Road (900 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 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 93 addresses are between 31 m and 37 m above sea level (34 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Michaels 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m |
| Brunswick 847,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Edge Hill 210,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Wellesley Road Princes Park | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | Parking Group | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 28 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 8.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Elms Medical Centre | 0 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Dental Centre | 360 m |
| Hospital | Liverpool Women's Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Admiral Street Police Station | 720 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest All In One Cashzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Princes Park 20 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,230 m² | 650 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Park Hill Allotments 2.0 ha | 480 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Toxteth Unitarian Chapel, a listed building (Grade I), 130 m south-west. 89 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Toxteth Unitarian Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south-west |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 510 m north-east |
| The Carriage House, and Gate Piers to Garden | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south-east |
| Carfax | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south-east |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m south-east |
| Sefton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.3 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 570 m north-east |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 920 m south |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 2.1 km south |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 2.2 km north-west |
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-west |
| The Sloyne | Tidal water | 2.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 73% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 The Elms.