L4 6SY postcode in Liverpool, England

L4 6SY 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.

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 L4 6SY can get it Across Liverpool: 92% Typical price £158,500 Homes sold in L4 6, last 12 months. ▲ 13.2% on the year before Nearest station Walton (Merseyside) 1.4 km in a straight line

Where L4 6SY is, and what is near it

Map of L4 6SY and what is near it Map of L4 6SY: its centre point, with the 60 other postcodes in the L4 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. L4 6AA: also in L4 6L4 6AB: also in L4 6L4 6AD: also in L4 6L4 6BA: also in L4 6L4 6RW: also in L4 6L4 6SB: also in L4 6L4 6SF: also in L4 6L4 6SG: also in L4 6L4 6SH: also in L4 6L4 6SJ: also in L4 6L4 6SQ: also in L4 6L4 6SR: also in L4 6L4 6SS: also in L4 6L4 6ST: also in L4 6L4 6SU: also in L4 6L4 6SX: also in L4 6L4 6SZ: also in L4 6L4 6TA: also in L4 6L4 6TB: also in L4 6L4 6TE: also in L4 6L4 6TF: also in L4 6L4 6TG: also in L4 6L4 6TH: also in L4 6L4 6TJ: also in L4 6L4 6TL: also in L4 6L4 6TN: also in L4 6L4 6TP: also in L4 6L4 6TQ: also in L4 6L4 6TR: also in L4 6L4 6TS: also in L4 6L4 6TT: also in L4 6L4 6TU: also in L4 6L4 6TW: also in L4 6L4 6TX: also in L4 6L4 6TY: also in L4 6L4 6TZ: also in L4 6L4 6UA: also in L4 6L4 6UB: also in L4 6L4 6UD: also in L4 6L4 6UF: also in L4 6L4 6UG: also in L4 6L4 6UH: also in L4 6L4 6UL: also in L4 6L4 6UP: also in L4 6L4 6UQ: also in L4 6L4 6UR: also in L4 6L4 6US: also in L4 6L4 6UT: also in L4 6L4 6UU: also in L4 6L4 6UY: also in L4 6L4 6XA: also in L4 6L4 6XB: also in L4 6L4 6XD: also in L4 6L4 6XG: also in L4 6L4 6XH: also in L4 6L4 6XP: also in L4 6L4 6XQ: also in L4 6L4 6XR: also in L4 6L4 6XW: also in L4 6 County L4 6SY Map of L4 6SY and what is near it Map of L4 6SY: its centre point, with the 60 other postcodes in the L4 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. County L4 6SY
  • L4 6SY
  • Other postcodes in L4 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 53.4454, longitude -2.9564)

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 6SY?

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 6SY?

Every home and business at L4 6SY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

L4 6SY 100% Liverpool 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

L4 6SY 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 L4 6SY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Liverpool City Council's days for L4 6SY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for L4 6SY 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 6SY 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 6SY.

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 6SY: 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 6SY 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 6SY?

Homes in L4 6 sold for a typical £158,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 24 sales, up 13.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£158,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£140,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 13.2% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £158,500 22 sales

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 6SY

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in L4 6SY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 June 2026. The middle price was £128,710, from £122,420 to £197,000. Across L4 6, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £158,500. 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 L4 6SY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around L4 6SY. Over half of them (77%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (47%). 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 6SY

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 £2,377 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,782.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 440 (77%)£1,782
Band Babout 90 (16%)£2,079
Band Cabout 40 (7%)£2,377
Band Dwithheld£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. 32% Before 1900
  2. 47% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 19% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2010 to 2019, 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 6SY is in (ONS area E01006608), 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 6SY?

The nearest open schools to L4 6SY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L4 6SY, 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 6SY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L4 6SY is Walton (Merseyside) Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Walton (Merseyside) Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Rice Lane 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.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lusitania Road, 130 m away.

More stations near L4 6SY, 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 6SY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L4 6SY, 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 6SY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of L4 6SY 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 6SY?

The nearest to the centre of L4 6SY, 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 6SY?

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 6SY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L4 6SY, 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 6SY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L4 6SY, 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 6SY?

The nearest vets to the centre of L4 6SY 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 6SY in a conservation area?

The centre of L4 6SY 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 6SY?

Police.uk records 508 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L4 6SY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences239 reports
Public order51 reports
Anti-social behaviour41 reports
Drugs34 reports
Shoplifting33 reports
Criminal damage and arson31 reports

Also: burglary 18, other crime 15, vehicle crime 14, other theft 12, possession of weapons 9, robbery 8, bicycle theft 3.

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 6SY

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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