L5 2PL

Kirkdale West · Liverpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Liverpool
Local authority
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Riverside
Postcode district
L5
Postcode sector
L5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L5 2PT 56 m
L5 2PJ 87 m
L5 2PY 96 m
L5 2SH 96 m
L5 2SW 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L5 2PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L5
Postcode sector
L5 2
Latitude
53.428100
Longitude
-2.981634
British National Grid easting
334,872
British National Grid northing
392,815

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Liverpool · E08000012
Parish or community
E43000166
Westminster constituency
Liverpool Riverside · E14001338
Output area
E00033981
Lower layer super output area
Liverpool 022G · E01034399
Middle layer super output area
Liverpool 022 · E02001368

Postcode source versions

Explore L5

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
117, Great Mersey Street, Liverpool, L5 2PL 15 March 2024 £250,000
117, Great Mersey Street, Liverpool, L5 2PL 25 April 2019 £280,000
117, Great Mersey Street, Liverpool, L5 2PL 4 June 2015 £149,964

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
144
Primary
90
Secondary
15
  1. Notre Dame Catholic Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    362 m
  2. Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    591 m
  3. St John's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    655 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,123
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,437
  • Drugs 839
  • Public order 787
  • Criminal damage and arson 582
  • Shoplifting 517

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

17 female, 17 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.8
L5 2 residents
1,242

Age bands in L5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

157 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

85 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

182 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

192 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

191 residents

This postcode contained 2.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
93.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
93.3%
Gigabit-capable
93.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

66

within 5 km

  • BOUSFIELD - ROBERTS

    BOUSFIELD SURGERY, WESTMINSTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L4 4PP

    ODS code N82078

    470 m

  • BOUSFIELD SURGERY - DR SHAH

    WESTMINSTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L4 4PP

    ODS code N82077

    470 m

  • STANLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOUSFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, WESTMINISTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L4 4PP

    ODS code N82651

    470 m

  • KIRKDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 WALLER CLOSE, LIVERPOOL, L4 4QJ

    ODS code N82101

    797 m

  • GREAT HOMER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N82669

    899 m

  • MERE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82099

    899 m

  • VAUXHALL HEALTH CENTRE

    LIMEKILN LANE, LIVERPOOL, L5 8XR

    ODS code N82115

    986 m

  • WESTMINSTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    ALDAMS GROVE, LIVERPOOL, L4 3TT

    ODS code N82049

    1.4 km

  • ALBION SURGERY

    45 EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 2EH

    ODS code N82095

    1.8 km

  • ISLINGTON HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    45 EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 2EH

    ODS code N82081

    1.8 km

  • BROWNLOW AT MARYBONE

    MARYBONE HEALTH CENTRE, UNIT 1, 2 VAUXHALL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L3 2BG

    ODS code N82617

    1.9 km

  • WALTON VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 WALTON VILLAGE, LIVERPOOL, L4 6TW

    ODS code N82668

    2.3 km

  • CONCEPT HOUSE SURGERY

    17 MERTON ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3BG

    ODS code N84038

    2.4 km

  • BROWNLOW GROUP PRACTICE

    PRIMARY CARE RESOURCE CENTRE, 70 PEMBROKE PLACE, LIVERPOOL, L69 3GF

    ODS code N82117

    2.4 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELMONT GROVE, ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL, L6 4EW

    ODS code N82011

    2.4 km

  • BENIM MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PENVALLEY CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL, L6 3BY

    ODS code N82067

    2.4 km

  • FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A PENVALLEY CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL, L6 3BY

    ODS code N82113

    2.4 km

  • BOOTLE VILLAGE SURGERY

    204 STANLEY ROAD, BOOTLE, L20 3EW

    ODS code N84015

    2.5 km

  • PARK STREET SURGERY

    PARK STREET, BOOTLE, L20 3DF

    ODS code N84034

    2.5 km

  • THE GREY ROAD SURGERY

    3 RICE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L9 1AD

    ODS code N82097

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 66 matching practices.

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sterling Way

    BCT · Kirkdale

    0.1 miles
  • Lancaster Street

    BCT · Kirkdale

    0.1 miles
  • Great Homer Street

    BCT · Kirkdale

    0.1 miles
  • Major Street

    BCT · Kirkdale

    0.1 miles
  • Sterling Way

    BCT · Kirkdale

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Liverpool 022G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

727 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £250,000 from 1 recorded sale in L5 2PL. 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

144 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 15 secondary schools. Notre Dame Catholic Academy is the nearest published school at 362 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,123 published events cover 12 months, averaging 593.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,437 events.

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