L8 7LR Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Canning. Region: North West.
Streets
- Huskisson Street, Liverpool: 154 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 (85% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Canning Street. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 26.
- 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 3-17, PERCY STREET, grade II*
- 8-18, PERCY STREET, grade II*
- NUMBERS 20 TO 32 PERCY STREET INCLUDING NUMBER 1 HUSKISSON STREET, grade II*
- SAINT BRIDE'S CHURCH, grade II*
- 1-27, EGERTON STREET, grade II
- 180, BEDFORD STREET SOUTH (See details for further address information), grade II
- 20, 22 AND 24, HUSKISSON STREET, grade II
- 26 AND 28, HUSKISSON STREET, grade II
- 3, HUSKISSON STREET, grade II
- 30 HUSKISSON STREET INCLUDING 19 PERCY STREET, grade II
- 32-40, HUSKISSON STREET, grade II
- 34-38, PERCY STREET, grade II
- 40-50, Percy Street including 53-57 Upper Parliament Street, grade II
- 43, CATHARINE STREET, grade II
- 44, 46 AND 48, HUSKISSON STREET, grade II
- 45, CATHARINE STREET, grade II
- 47, 49 AND 51, CATHARINE STREET, grade II
- 50-56, HUSKISSON STREET, grade II
- 52, CATHARINE STREET, grade II
- 53, 55 AND 57, CATHARINE STREET, grade II
- 54 CATHARINE STEET INCUDING 42 HUSKISSON STREET, grade II
- 58-68, HUSKISSON STREET, grade II
- 59, 61 AND 63, CATHARINE STREET, grade II
- FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MONUMENT, grade II
- GATES, GATEPIERS AND PERIMETER WALLS TO ST BRIDE'S CHURCHYARD, grade II
- Peter Kavanagh's pub, including 4 & 6 Egerton Street and associated cast-iron railings, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land To North East Junction Oldham Place / Back Renshaw Street (830 m)
- Land Between Bridgewater Street / Simpson Street / Watkinson Street (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 154 addresses are between 47 m and 49 m above sea level (48 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 68%, gigabit 68% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Liverpool Central 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Liverpool Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Edge Hill 210,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 69 within 800 m; nearest Egerton Street Liverpool | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 1.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest ZCP Car Parks | 780 m |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 10.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abercromby Family Practice | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Central Pharmacy | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Liverpool Smile Studio | 450 m |
| Hospital | Liverpool Women's Hospital | 590 m |
| Police station | Smithdown Lane Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Rialto News | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,450 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6,640 m² | 670 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Admiral Park 9,850 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 750 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Saint Bride's Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m north-west. 363 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 19 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Bride's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north-west |
| Numbers 20 to 32 Percy Street Including Number 1 Huskisson Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north-west |
| 3-17, Percy Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| 8-18, Percy Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-west |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 250 m west |
| Edge Hill Engine Station, Liverpool & Manchester Railway | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 1.5 km south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-east |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 2.7 km south |
| The Princess Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 3.8 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 89 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 154 |
115 of the postcode's 154 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 70% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Huskisson Street.