L8 7PU Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Canning. Region: North West.
Streets
- Falkner Street, Liverpool: 55 addresses
- Catharine Street, Liverpool: 1 address
- Falkner Street, Liverpool: 1 address
- Upper Hope Place, Liverpool: 1 address
- Sugnall 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 (71% of about 1,240 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: 15.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST PHILIP NERI (RC), grade II*
- 1, CATHARINE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 16-24, FALKNER STREET, grade II
- 26, FALKNER STREET, grade II
- 28 AND 30, FALKNER STREET, grade II
- 28-38, UPPER HOPE PLACE, grade II
- 3, BLACKBURNE PLACE, grade II
- 32 AND 34, FALKNER STREET, grade II
- 36 AND 38, FALKNER STREET, grade II
- 5 AND 7, BLACKBURNE PLACE, grade II
- 6, FALKNER STREET, grade II
- 8-14, FALKNER STREET, grade II
- BELVEDERE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- BLACKBURNE HOUSE, grade II
- BLACKBURNE TERRACE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land To North East Junction Oldham Place / Back Renshaw Street (510 m)
- Land Between Bridgewater Street / Simpson Street / Watkinson Street (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 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 48 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 84%, gigabit 84% 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 | 820 m |
| Liverpool Lime Street 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Edge Hill 210,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 74 within 800 m; nearest Back Canning Street Liverpool | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queen Square Bus Station Liverpool | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest ZCP Car Parks | 560 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 10.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abercromby Family Practice | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chemist Cares | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chris Mercier Dental Practice | 270 m |
| Hospital | Liverpool Women's Hospital | 640 m |
| Police station | Smithdown Lane Police Station | 800 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Liverpool - Myrtle Street Cashzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,450 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Crown Street Park 2.6 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | Admiral Park 9,850 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 630 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Philip Neri (Rc), a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m south-east. 391 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 21 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Philip Neri (Rc) | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-east |
| Philharmonic Hall (Including Detached Poster Piers to South West and North West) | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north |
| The Philharmonic Dining Rooms | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m north |
| Nos. 1-10, GAMBIER TERRACE and No. 2, CANNING STREET | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south |
| St James's Gardens (Formerly St James's Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 370 m south-west |
| Edge Hill Engine Station, Liverpool & Manchester Railway | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wapping Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 1.6 km south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| The Princess Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 3.1 km south |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 4.2 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 59 |
22 of the postcode's 59 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 | 19 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 21% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 31% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Falkner Street.