L5 3LU postcode in Liverpool, England

L5 3LU is a postcode in Liverpool, in the Everton West ward. It is in the Liverpool Riverside 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 can get it. Liverpool: 92% Typical price £76,500 Homes sold in L5 3, last 12 months. ▼ 10% on the year before Nearest station Liverpool Lime Street Low Level 1.1 km in a straight line

Where L5 3LU is, and what is near it

Map of L5 3LU and what is near it Map of L5 3LU: its centre point, with the 51 other postcodes in the L5 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. L5 3AA: also in L5 3L5 3AB: also in L5 3L5 3BA: also in L5 3L5 3BB: also in L5 3L5 3LA: also in L5 3L5 3LB: also in L5 3L5 3LD: also in L5 3L5 3LF: also in L5 3L5 3LQ: also in L5 3L5 3LW: also in L5 3L5 3ND: also in L5 3L5 3NG: also in L5 3L5 3NW: also in L5 3L5 3NZ: also in L5 3L5 3PD: also in L5 3L5 3PE: also in L5 3L5 3PF: also in L5 3L5 3PH: also in L5 3L5 3PJ: also in L5 3L5 3PT: also in L5 3L5 3PU: also in L5 3L5 3QE: also in L5 3L5 3QF: also in L5 3L5 3QG: also in L5 3L5 3QH: also in L5 3L5 3QN: also in L5 3L5 3QQ: also in L5 3L5 3QW: also in L5 3L5 3RJ: also in L5 3L5 3RL: also in L5 3L5 3RN: also in L5 3L5 3RX: also in L5 3L5 3SA: also in L5 3L5 3SB: also in L5 3L5 3SD: also in L5 3L5 3SG: also in L5 3L5 3SH: also in L5 3L5 3SJ: also in L5 3L5 3SL: also in L5 3L5 3SN: also in L5 3L5 3SP: also in L5 3L5 3SR: also in L5 3L5 3SS: also in L5 3L5 3ST: also in L5 3L5 3SU: also in L5 3L5 3SW: also in L5 3L5 3SX: also in L5 3L5 3SY: also in L5 3L5 3SZ: also in L5 3L5 3TA: also in L5 3 Everton West L5 3LU Map of L5 3LU and what is near it Map of L5 3LU: its centre point, with the 51 other postcodes in the L5 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Everton West L5 3LU
  • L5 3LU
  • Other postcodes in L5 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops

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 53.4183, longitude -2.9771)

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 L5 3LU?

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 L5 3LU?

Every home and business at L5 3LU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Liverpool: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% 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 L5 3LU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Liverpool City Council's days for L5 3LU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for L5 3LU 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 L5 3LU 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 L5 3LU.

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 L5 3LU: 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 L5 3LU 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 L5 3LU?

Homes in L5 3 sold for a typical £76,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 11 sales, down 10% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£76,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£85,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced 1 sale, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £71,250 10 sales

Across the whole L5 district: a typical £125,000 from 49 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 L5 3LU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in L5 3LU 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 L5 3LU

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at L5 3LU. 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 L5 3LU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,560 homes in the neighbourhood around L5 3LU. Over half of them (71%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (33%). 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 L5 3LU

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 1,100 (71%)£1,782
Band Babout 230 (15%)£2,079
Band Cabout 210 (13%)£2,377
Band Dabout 20 (1%)£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. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 33% 1983 to 1999
  7. 27% 2000 to 2009
  8. 23% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939: 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 L5 3LU is in (ONS area E01006648), 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 L5 3LU?

The nearest open schools to L5 3LU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near L5 3LU, 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 L5 3LU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of L5 3LU is Liverpool Lime Street Low Level Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Liverpool Lime Street Low Level Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Liverpool Lime Street Rail Station Railway station 1.2 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 Virgil Street, 111 m away.

More stations near L5 3LU, 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 L5 3LU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of L5 3LU, 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 L5 3LU?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of L5 3LU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.8 kmCycle

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 L5 3LU?

The nearest to the centre of L5 3LU, 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 L5 3LU?

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 L5 3LU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of L5 3LU, 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 L5 3LU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of L5 3LU, 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 L5 3LU?

The nearest vets to the centre of L5 3LU 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 L5 3LU in a conservation area?

The centre of L5 3LU 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 L5 3LU?

Police.uk records 1,289 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of L5 3LU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences417 reports
Drugs213 reports
Shoplifting134 reports
Public order131 reports
Anti-social behaviour121 reports
Other theft86 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 59, vehicle crime 28, burglary 24, other crime 24, robbery 16, theft from the person 13, bicycle theft 13, possession of weapons 10.

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 L5 3LU

Ward
Everton West
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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