L4 4EL postcode in Liverpool, England

L4 4EL is a postcode in Liverpool, in the County ward. It is in the Liverpool Walton parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 50% of homes and businesses at L4 4EL can get it Across Liverpool: 92% Typical price £100,500 Homes sold in L4 4, last 12 months. ▼ 6.5% on the year before Nearest station Kirkdale 950 m in a straight line

Where L4 4EL is, and what is near it

Map of L4 4EL and what is near it Map of L4 4EL: its centre point, with the 118 other postcodes in the L4 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. L4 4AA: also in L4 4L4 4AH: also in L4 4L4 4AJ: also in L4 4L4 4AR: also in L4 4L4 4AY: also in L4 4L4 4AZ: also in L4 4L4 4BB: also in L4 4L4 4BE: also in L4 4L4 4BJ: also in L4 4L4 4BU: also in L4 4L4 4BZ: also in L4 4L4 4DA: also in L4 4L4 4DE: also in L4 4L4 4DF: also in L4 4L4 4DG: also in L4 4L4 4DH: also in L4 4L4 4DJ: also in L4 4L4 4DL: also in L4 4L4 4DN: also in L4 4L4 4DP: also in L4 4L4 4DQ: also in L4 4L4 4DR: also in L4 4L4 4DS: also in L4 4L4 4DT: also in L4 4L4 4DU: also in L4 4L4 4DW: also in L4 4L4 4DX: also in L4 4L4 4DY: also in L4 4L4 4DZ: also in L4 4L4 4EA: also in L4 4L4 4EB: also in L4 4L4 4ED: also in L4 4L4 4EE: also in L4 4L4 4EF: also in L4 4L4 4EG: also in L4 4L4 4EH: also in L4 4L4 4EJ: also in L4 4L4 4EN: also in L4 4L4 4EP: also in L4 4L4 4EQ: also in L4 4L4 4ER: also in L4 4L4 4EW: also in L4 4L4 4HH: also in L4 4L4 4HP: also in L4 4L4 4HQ: also in L4 4L4 4JS: also in L4 4L4 4JT: also in L4 4L4 4JX: also in L4 4L4 4LE: also in L4 4L4 4LF: also in L4 4L4 4LG: also in L4 4L4 4LR: also in L4 4L4 4LS: also in L4 4L4 4LW: also in L4 4L4 4LY: also in L4 4L4 4LZ: also in L4 4L4 4ND: also in L4 4L4 4NH: also in L4 4L4 4NL: also in L4 4L4 4NS: also in L4 4L4 4NU: also in L4 4L4 4PD: also in L4 4L4 4PE: also in L4 4L4 4PG: also in L4 4L4 4PN: also in L4 4L4 4PU: also in L4 4L4 4PW: also in L4 4L4 4PX: also in L4 4L4 4PY: also in L4 4L4 4PZ: also in L4 4L4 4QN: also in L4 4L4 4QP: also in L4 4L4 4QQ: also in L4 4L4 4QR: also in L4 4L4 4QS: also in L4 4L4 4QT: also in L4 4L4 4QU: also in L4 4L4 4QW: also in L4 4L4 4RB: also in L4 4 GP 800 mBank Hall station 1.4 kmKirkdale East L4 4EL Map of L4 4EL and what is near it Map of L4 4EL: its centre point, with the 118 other postcodes in the L4 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Kirkdale East L4 4EL
  • L4 4EL
  • Other postcodes in L4 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 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 53.4392, longitude -2.9670)

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 L4 4EL?

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 L4 4EL?

Every home and business at L4 4EL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 50% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L4 4EL 50% Liverpool 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L4 4EL 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 L4 4EL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Liverpool City Council's days for L4 4EL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for L4 4EL 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 L4 4EL 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 L4 4EL.

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 L4 4EL: 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 L4 4EL 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 L4 4EL?

Homes in L4 4 sold for a typical £100,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, down 6.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£100,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£107,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.5% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £99,000 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole L4 district: a typical £132,000 from 211 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 L4 4EL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in L4 4EL 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

Food hygiene ratings at L4 4EL

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at L4 4EL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near L4 4EL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around L4 4EL. Over half of them (97%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (88%). 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 L4 4EL

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 £2,079 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,782.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 700 (97%)£1,782
Band Babout 20 (3%)£2,079
Band Cfewer than 5£2,377
Band Dfewer than 5£2,674
Band Efewer than 5£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. 88% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 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 L4 4EL is in (ONS area E01006615), 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 L4 4EL?

The nearest open schools to L4 4EL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L4 4EL, 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 L4 4EL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L4 4EL is Kirkdale Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Kirkdale Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Bank Hall Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

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

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Walton Lane, 186 m away.

More stations near L4 4EL, 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 L4 4EL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L4 4EL, 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 L4 4EL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L4 4EL 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 L4 4EL?

The nearest to the centre of L4 4EL, 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 L4 4EL?

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 L4 4EL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L4 4EL, 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 L4 4EL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L4 4EL, 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 L4 4EL?

The nearest vets to the centre of L4 4EL 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 L4 4EL in a conservation area?

The centre of L4 4EL 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 L4 4EL?

Police.uk records 663 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L4 4EL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences315 reports
Anti-social behaviour62 reports
Public order56 reports
Criminal damage and arson56 reports
Drugs47 reports
Shoplifting27 reports

Also: other theft 23, vehicle crime 22, burglary 19, possession of weapons 10, other crime 10, robbery 8, bicycle theft 6, theft from the person 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 L4 4EL

Ward
County
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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