L8 7NU Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Canning. Region: North West.
Streets
- Huskisson Street, Liverpool: 51 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: 8.
- 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: 13 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 170 AND 172, CHATHAM STREET, grade II
- 171, CHATHAM STREET, grade II
- 190, 192 AND 194, GROVE STREET, grade II
- 37 TO 40 FAULKNER SQUARE INCLUDING 78 AND 78A CANNING STREET AND 53 HUSKISSON STREET, grade II
- 79 TO 93 CANNING STREET INCLUDING 22 SANDON STREET, grade II
- 9, 11, 11A AND 15, SANDON STREET, grade II
- CENTRAL GARDEN RAILINGS, GATES AND GATE PIERS, grade II
- Nos. 1-16, FALKNER SQUARE and 17, SANDON STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land To North East Junction Oldham Place / Back Renshaw Street (920 m)
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 47 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 72%, gigabit 21% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Liverpool Central 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Liverpool Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 57 within 800 m; nearest Falkner Square Liverpool | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queen Square Bus Station Liverpool | 1.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | ZCP Car Parks | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 10.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abercromby Family Practice | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Central Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abercromby Health Centre | 110 m |
| Hospital | Liverpool Women's Hospital | 220 m |
| Police station | Smithdown Lane Police Station | 660 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Liverpool - Myrtle Street Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Falkner Square 6,440 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Crown Street Park 2.6 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | Tiber 1.3 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 4.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Philip Neri (Rc), a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m west. 356 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Philip Neri (Rc) | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m west |
| Church of Saint Margaret | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-west |
| Saint Bride's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m west |
| Princes Road Synagogue | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m south |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 610 m west |
| Edge Hill Engine Station, Liverpool & Manchester Railway | Scheduled monument | 810 m east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-east |
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 1.9 km south-west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 2.8 km south |
| The Princess Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km west |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 3.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 38 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 51 |
48 of the postcode's 51 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 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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.