L8 9SA Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Festival Gardens. Region: North West.
Streets
- Kinnaird Street, Liverpool: 17 addresses
- Turner 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 (90% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Car Park Tramway Road (830 m)
- Moonwood, 220 A Aigburth Road (840 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 1 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 18 addresses are between 27 m and 30 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 570 m |
| Brunswick 847,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Aigburth 597,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Kinnaird Street Dingle | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 3.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | Parking Group | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 8.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Elms Medical Centre | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Dental Centre | 510 m |
| Hospital | Mossley Hill Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Admiral Street Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest All In One Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,300 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Festival Gardens 21 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,230 m² | 470 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 43 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Toxteth Unitarian Chapel, a listed building (Grade I), 200 m north. 61 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 | 200 m north |
| Carfax | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south-east |
| The Cloisters | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south-east |
| The Carriage House, and Gate Piers to Garden | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south-east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 830 m north |
| Sefton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Wood | Wood | 670 m south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 890 m north-east |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 1.8 km south |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 2.3 km north-west |
| The Sloyne | Tidal water | 2.8 km west |
| Tranmere Beach | Beach | 3.0 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 18 |
7 of the postcode's 18 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 12% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Kinnaird Street.