L9 3DF Liverpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Walton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Hornby Road, Liverpool: 6 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 (48% of about 800 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Chapel and Administration Block, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land adj to St Monicas Parochial, Stewart Avenue, Bootle, permissioned (680 m)
- Former People’s site, Linacre Lane, Bootle, not permissioned (1.0 km)
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 34 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Walton (Merseyside) 370,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m |
| Rice Lane 423,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 460 m | |
| Orrell Park 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Rice Lane Interchange Walton | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 1.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | NCP Bootle Court Merton Road | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aintree Park Group Practice | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Orrell Park Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 480 m |
| Hospital | First Response Team, Clock View Hospital | 720 m |
| Police station | Marsh Lane Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Walton Park Cemetery 9.2 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | Walton Hall Park 1.5 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 9.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Church of St Monica, a listed building (Grade I), 810 m south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of St Monica | Listed building, Grade I | 810 m south-west |
| Derby Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-west |
| Anfield Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gladstone Branch Dock Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km west |
| Canada Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-west |
| Grain Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km west |
| Gladstone Passage | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km west |
| Buckley Hill | Hill | 4.0 km north |
| Lime tree Woods | Wood | 4.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 26% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Hornby Road.