L5

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
764
Current units
436
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
9

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
328

Postcode sectors in L5

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

10 sectors
5,952 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Tobacco Wharf, 51, Apartment 19, Commercial Road, Liverpool, L5 9XS 24 July 2026 £105,000
Tobacco Wharf, 51, Apartment 108, Commercial Road, Liverpool, L5 9XB 10 July 2026 £143,000
372, Vauxhall Road, Liverpool, L5 2RW 19 June 2026 £24,750

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,233
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 716
  • Other crime 313
  • Shoplifting 244
  • Public order 193
  • Drugs 179

Census 2021

Population and age profile

L5 usual residents
14,569
Age-profile population
14,418

Age bands in L5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

2,558 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

1,860 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

4,230 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.3%

3,360 residents

Age 65 and over
16.7%

2,410 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 424 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

404 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 337 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • GREAT HOMER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    MERE LANE N'HOOD HC, 49-51 MERE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L5 0QW

    ODS code N82669

  • MERE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

    MERE LANE N'HOOD HC, MERE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L5 0QW

    ODS code N82099

  • VAUXHALL HEALTH CENTRE

    LIMEKILN LANE, LIVERPOOL, L5 8XR

    ODS code N82115

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £106,995 from 1,147 recorded sales in L5. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Liverpool is £185,307 in June 2026, up 7.2% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,233 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 716 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.