L3 5GL postcode in Liverpool, England

L3 5GL is a postcode in Liverpool, in the Brownlow Hill ward. It is in the Liverpool Riverside parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since October 2019.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Liverpool: 92% Typical price £170,250 Homes sold in the L3 district, last 12 months. ▼ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Liverpool Lime Street 50 m in a straight line

Where L3 5GL is, and what is near it

Map of L3 5GL and what is near it Map of L3 5GL: its centre point, with the 86 other postcodes in the L3 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 37 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A41A5038 L3 5AA: also in L3 5L3 5AB: also in L3 5L3 5AE: also in L3 5L3 5AG: also in L3 5L3 5AH: also in L3 5L3 5AJ: also in L3 5L3 5AL: also in L3 5L3 5BB: also in L3 5L3 5DA: also in L3 5L3 5GA: also in L3 5L3 5GB: also in L3 5L3 5GD: also in L3 5L3 5GF: also in L3 5L3 5GG: also in L3 5L3 5GH: also in L3 5L3 5JY: also in L3 5L3 5LJ: also in L3 5L3 5LT: also in L3 5L3 5LX: also in L3 5L3 5NB: also in L3 5L3 5ND: also in L3 5L3 5NF: also in L3 5L3 5NH: also in L3 5L3 5NL: also in L3 5L3 5NP: also in L3 5L3 5NT: also in L3 5L3 5NW: also in L3 5L3 5NX: also in L3 5L3 5NY: also in L3 5L3 5PD: also in L3 5L3 5PE: also in L3 5L3 5PF: also in L3 5L3 5PH: also in L3 5L3 5PS: also in L3 5L3 5PX: also in L3 5L3 5QA: also in L3 5L3 5QB: also in L3 5L3 5QD: also in L3 5L3 5QF: also in L3 5L3 5QJ: also in L3 5L3 5QN: also in L3 5L3 5QR: also in L3 5L3 5QS: also in L3 5L3 5QW: also in L3 5L3 5RA: also in L3 5L3 5RB: also in L3 5L3 5RD: also in L3 5L3 5RE: also in L3 5L3 5RF: also in L3 5L3 5RG: also in L3 5L3 5RH: also in L3 5L3 5RL: also in L3 5L3 5RP: also in L3 5L3 5RR: also in L3 5L3 5RY: also in L3 5L3 5SA: also in L3 5L3 5SB: also in L3 5L3 5SD: also in L3 5L3 5SL: also in L3 5L3 5TB: also in L3 5L3 5TF: also in L3 5L3 5TL: also in L3 5L3 5TN: also in L3 5L3 5TP: also in L3 5L3 5TQ: also in L3 5L3 5TR: also in L3 5L3 5TS: also in L3 5L3 5TT: also in L3 5L3 5UF: also in L3 5L3 5UL: also in L3 5L3 5UX: also in L3 5L3 5UZ: also in L3 5L3 5XA: also in L3 5L3 5XF: also in L3 5L3 5XW: also in L3 5L3 5XX: also in L3 5L3 5XY: also in L3 5L3 5XZ: also in L3 5 Brownlow at Marybone 800 mBrownlow Hill L3 5GL Map of L3 5GL and what is near it Map of L3 5GL: its centre point, with the 86 other postcodes in the L3 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 37 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A41A5038 GP 950 mBrownlow Hill L3 5GL
  • L3 5GL
  • Other postcodes in L3 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 37 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 53.4068, longitude -2.9784)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after L3 5GL?

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 L3 5GL?

None of the homes and businesses at L3 5GL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Liverpool: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

Liverpool: 97%

The line marks the figure across Liverpool.

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 L3 5GL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Liverpool City Council's days for L3 5GL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for L3 5GL 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 L3 5GL 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 L3 5GL.

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 L3 5GL: 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 L3 5GL 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 L3 5GL?

Homes in the L3 district sold for a typical £170,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 172 sales, down 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£170,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£173,836 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £226,000 8 sales
  • Terraced £280,000 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £170,000 159 sales

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

The L3 5 postcode sector had 4 sales in the same 12 months, too few to give a typical price, so this is for the whole L3 district.

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 L3 5GL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in L3 5GL 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 L3 5GL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,610 homes in the neighbourhood around L3 5GL. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (39%). 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 L3 5GL

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 £3,268 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,782.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 720 (45%)£1,782
Band Babout 720 (45%)£2,079
Band Cabout 140 (9%)£2,377
Band Dabout 20 (1%)£2,674
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,268
Band Ffewer than 5£3,862
Band Gfewer than 5£4,456
Band Hfewer than 5£5,347

When the homes were built

  1. 23% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 39% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982: 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 L3 5GL is in (ONS area E01033760), 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 L3 5GL?

The nearest open schools to L3 5GL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L3 5GL, 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 L3 5GL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L3 5GL is Liverpool Lime Street Rail Station, 50 metres away in a straight line.

  • Liverpool Lime Street Rail Station Railway station 50 mWalk
  • Liverpool Lime Street Low Level Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk

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

37 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lime Street, 10 m away.

More stations near L3 5GL, 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 L3 5GL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L3 5GL, 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 L3 5GL?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of L3 5GL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 L3 5GL?

The nearest to the centre of L3 5GL, 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 L3 5GL?

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 L3 5GL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L3 5GL, 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 L3 5GL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L3 5GL, 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 L3 5GL?

The nearest vets to the centre of L3 5GL 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 L3 5GL in a conservation area?

The centre of L3 5GL is in 3 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 L3 5GL?

Police.uk records 1,876 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L3 5GL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences547 reports
Drugs451 reports
Shoplifting200 reports
Public order168 reports
Anti-social behaviour154 reports
Other theft120 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 62, burglary 37, other crime 37, vehicle crime 22, theft from the person 22, possession of weapons 21, robbery 19, bicycle theft 16.

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 L3 5GL

Ward
Brownlow 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
October 2019

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

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