L17 8XF postcode in Liverpool, England

L17 8XF is a postcode in Liverpool, in the Sefton Park 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 8XF can get it Across Liverpool: 92% Typical price £183,500 Homes sold in L17 8, last 12 months. ▼ 6.9% on the year before Nearest station St Michaels 700 m in a straight line

Where L17 8XF is, and what is near it

Map of L17 8XF and what is near it Map of L17 8XF: its centre point, with the 68 other postcodes in the L17 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. L17 8AA: also in L17 8L17 8AB: also in L17 8L17 8AD: also in L17 8L17 8BA: also in L17 8L17 8FW: also in L17 8L17 8SJ: also in L17 8L17 8SL: also in L17 8L17 8SN: also in L17 8L17 8ST: also in L17 8L17 8SW: also in L17 8L17 8TA: also in L17 8L17 8TB: also in L17 8L17 8TD: also in L17 8L17 8TE: also in L17 8L17 8TF: also in L17 8L17 8TG: also in L17 8L17 8TH: also in L17 8L17 8TJ: also in L17 8L17 8TL: also in L17 8L17 8TN: also in L17 8L17 8TP: also in L17 8L17 8TQ: also in L17 8L17 8TR: also in L17 8L17 8TS: also in L17 8L17 8TT: also in L17 8L17 8TU: also in L17 8L17 8TX: also in L17 8L17 8TY: also in L17 8L17 8TZ: also in L17 8L17 8UA: also in L17 8L17 8UB: also in L17 8L17 8UD: also in L17 8L17 8UE: also in L17 8L17 8UF: also in L17 8L17 8UG: also in L17 8L17 8UH: also in L17 8L17 8UJ: also in L17 8L17 8UL: also in L17 8L17 8UN: also in L17 8L17 8UP: also in L17 8L17 8UQ: also in L17 8L17 8UR: also in L17 8L17 8US: also in L17 8L17 8UT: also in L17 8L17 8UU: also in L17 8L17 8UW: also in L17 8L17 8UY: also in L17 8L17 8UZ: also in L17 8L17 8XB: also in L17 8L17 8XD: also in L17 8L17 8XE: also in L17 8L17 8XG: also in L17 8L17 8XH: also in L17 8L17 8XJ: also in L17 8L17 8XL: also in L17 8L17 8XN: also in L17 8L17 8XQ: also in L17 8L17 8XT: also in L17 8L17 8XU: also in L17 8L17 8XW: also in L17 8L17 8XX: also in L17 8L17 8XY: also in L17 8L17 8XZ: also in L17 8L17 8YD: also in L17 8L17 8YG: also in L17 8L17 8YQ: also in L17 8L17 8YS: also in L17 8 The Ash Surgery 1.2 kmSefton Park L17 8XF Map of L17 8XF and what is near it Map of L17 8XF: its centre point, with the 68 other postcodes in the L17 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 650 m–1.9 kmSefton Park L17 8XF
  • L17 8XF
  • Other postcodes in L17 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 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 53.3810, longitude -2.9471)

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 8XF?

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 8XF?

Every home and business at L17 8XF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L17 8XF 100% Liverpool 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L17 8XF 100% Liverpool 97%
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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 8XF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Liverpool City Council's days for L17 8XF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for L17 8XF 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 8XF 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 8XF.

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 8XF: 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 8XF 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 8XF?

Homes in L17 8 sold for a typical £183,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 45 sales, down 6.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£183,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£197,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.9% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £175,000 42 sales

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 8XF

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in L17 8XF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 July 2025. The middle price was £215,675, from £205,000 to £238,000. Across L17 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £183,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 8XF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,120 homes in the neighbourhood around L17 8XF. Over half of them (70%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (68%). 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 8XF

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 £2,674 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,782.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 780 (70%)£1,782
Band Babout 130 (12%)£2,079
Band Cabout 180 (16%)£2,377
Band Dabout 30 (3%)£2,674
Band Ewithheld£3,268
Band Fwithheld£3,862
Band Gwithheld£4,456
Band Hfewer than 5£5,347

When the homes were built

  1. 68% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 2010 to 2019: 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 8XF is in (ONS area E01006522), 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 8XF?

The nearest open schools to L17 8XF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L17 8XF, 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 8XF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L17 8XF is St Michaels Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • St Michaels Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Brunswick Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ivanhoe Road, 98 m away.

More stations near L17 8XF, 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 8XF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L17 8XF, 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 8XF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L17 8XF 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 8XF?

The nearest to the centre of L17 8XF, 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 8XF?

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 8XF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L17 8XF, 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 8XF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L17 8XF, 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 8XF?

The nearest vets to the centre of L17 8XF 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 8XF in a conservation area?

The centre of L17 8XF is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 8XF?

Police.uk records 454 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L17 8XF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences170 reports
Drugs68 reports
Shoplifting39 reports
Public order35 reports
Anti-social behaviour34 reports
Other theft31 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 25, vehicle crime 19, burglary 11, theft from the person 6, possession of weapons 5, other crime 5, bicycle theft 4, robbery 2.

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 8XF

Ward
Sefton Park
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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