L17 6BS postcode in Liverpool, England

L17 6BS is a postcode in Liverpool, in the Mossley Hill ward. It is in the Liverpool Wavertree parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at L17 6BS can get it Across Liverpool: 92% Typical price £238,000 Homes sold in L17 6, last 12 months. ▼ 27% on the year before Nearest station Aigburth 800 m in a straight line

Where L17 6BS is, and what is near it

Map of L17 6BS and what is near it Map of L17 6BS: its centre point, with the 63 other postcodes in the L17 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations and 3 GP practices. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. L17 6AA: also in L17 6L17 6AB: also in L17 6L17 6AD: also in L17 6L17 6AE: also in L17 6L17 6AG: also in L17 6L17 6AH: also in L17 6L17 6AJ: also in L17 6L17 6AN: also in L17 6L17 6AP: also in L17 6L17 6AQ: also in L17 6L17 6AR: also in L17 6L17 6AS: also in L17 6L17 6AT: also in L17 6L17 6AU: also in L17 6L17 6AW: also in L17 6L17 6AY: also in L17 6L17 6AZ: also in L17 6L17 6BA: also in L17 6L17 6BB: also in L17 6L17 6BD: also in L17 6L17 6BE: also in L17 6L17 6BG: also in L17 6L17 6BH: also in L17 6L17 6BJ: also in L17 6L17 6BL: also in L17 6L17 6BN: also in L17 6L17 6BP: also in L17 6L17 6BQ: also in L17 6L17 6BR: also in L17 6L17 6BT: also in L17 6L17 6BU: also in L17 6L17 6BW: also in L17 6L17 6BX: also in L17 6L17 6BY: also in L17 6L17 6BZ: also in L17 6L17 6DA: also in L17 6L17 6DB: also in L17 6L17 6DD: also in L17 6L17 6DE: also in L17 6L17 6DF: also in L17 6L17 6DG: also in L17 6L17 6DH: also in L17 6L17 6DJ: also in L17 6L17 6DN: also in L17 6L17 6DQ: also in L17 6L17 6DW: also in L17 6L17 6DY: also in L17 6L17 6EH: also in L17 6 Liverpool College 1.1 kmAigburth L17 6BS Map of L17 6BS and what is near it Map of L17 6BS: its centre point, with the 63 other postcodes in the L17 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 900 mLiverpool College 1.1 kmGP 1.2 kmAigburth L17 6BS
  • L17 6BS
  • Other postcodes in L17 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3719, longitude -2.9254)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after L17 6BS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at L17 6BS?

Every home and business at L17 6BS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L17 6BS 100% Liverpool 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L17 6BS 100% Liverpool 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at L17 6BS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Liverpool City Council's days for L17 6BS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for L17 6BS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is L17 6BS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include L17 6BS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Liverpool

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for L17 6BS: 5,366 properties in Liverpool are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Liverpool

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of L17 6BS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near L17 6BS?

Homes in L17 6 sold for a typical £238,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 43 sales, down 27% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£238,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£326,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 27% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £467,500 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £465,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £240,000 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £153,500 16 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole L17 district: a typical £242,250 from 298 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in L17 6BS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in L17 6BS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near L17 6BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around L17 6BS. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (31%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around L17 6BS

Band D in Liverpool for 2026‑27: £2,674. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,782 (band A) to £4,456 (band G); band B, the most common, is £2,079.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (19%)£1,782
Band Babout 290 (41%)£2,079
Band Cabout 120 (17%)£2,377
Band Dabout 60 (9%)£2,674
Band Eabout 60 (9%)£3,268
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,862
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,456
Band Hfewer than 5£5,347

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 27% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Liverpool before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of L17 6BS is in (ONS area E01006527), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near L17 6BS?

The nearest open schools to L17 6BS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L17 6BS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to L17 6BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L17 6BS is Aigburth Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Aigburth Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Mossley Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near L17 6BS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near L17 6BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L17 6BS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near L17 6BS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L17 6BS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near L17 6BS?

The nearest to the centre of L17 6BS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to L17 6BS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near L17 6BS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L17 6BS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near L17 6BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L17 6BS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near L17 6BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of L17 6BS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is L17 6BS in a conservation area?

The centre of L17 6BS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near L17 6BS?

Police.uk records 178 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L17 6BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences72 reports
Anti-social behaviour22 reports
Drugs20 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports
Shoplifting13 reports
Vehicle crime12 reports

Also: other theft 8, public order 6, theft from the person 3, robbery 3, burglary 2, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for L17 6BS

Ward
Mossley Hill
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Liverpool
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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