L6 8PL

Kensington & Fairfield · Liverpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Wavertree
Postcode district
L6
Postcode sector
L6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L6 8NX 50 m
L6 8NA 53 m
L7 0LD 81 m
L6 8NE 86 m
L7 0JA 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L6 8PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L6
Postcode sector
L6 8
Latitude
53.413855
Longitude
-2.938924
British National Grid easting
337,689
British National Grid northing
391,192

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Liverpool · E08000012
Parish or community
E43000166
Westminster constituency
Liverpool Wavertree · E14001340
Output area
E00034282
Lower layer super output area
Liverpool 028D · E01006759
Middle layer super output area
Liverpool 028 · E02001374

Postcode source versions

Explore L6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
158
Primary
92
Secondary
25
  1. St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    405 m
  2. Harmonize Academy AP Free School

    Free schools alternative provision

    469 m
  3. The Academy of St Francis of Assisi

    Academy sponsor led

    507 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,964
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,096
  • Drugs 861
  • Public order 756
  • Shoplifting 718
  • Criminal damage and arson 530

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L6 8 residents
1,778

Age bands in L6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

249 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.3%

260 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.8%

578 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

484 residents

Age 65 and over
13.5%

246 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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

65

within 5 km

  • BIGHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIGHAM ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 6DW

    ODS code N82671

    470 m

  • BENIM MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PENVALLEY CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL, L6 3BY

    ODS code N82067

    855 m

  • FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A PENVALLEY CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL, L6 3BY

    ODS code N82113

    855 m

  • BEACON HEALTH KENSINGTON

    157 EDGE LANE, EDGE HILL, LIVERPOOL, L7 2AB

    ODS code N82022

    906 m

  • BROWNLOW HEALTH AT KENSINGTON

    KENSINGTON N'HOOD HC, 157 EDGE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L7 2PF

    ODS code N82645

    1.1 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELMONT GROVE, ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL, L6 4EW

    ODS code N82011

    1.2 km

  • GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 GREEN LANE, STONEYCROFT, LIVERPOOL, L13 7DY

    ODS code N82090

    1.3 km

  • OLD SWAN HEALTH CENTRE

    OLD SWAN, CRYSTAL CLOSE, LIVERPOOL, L13 2GA

    ODS code N82074

    1.5 km

  • ROCK COURT SURGERY

    4 CRYSTAL CLOSE, LIVERPOOL, L13 2GA

    ODS code N82058

    1.5 km

  • DERBY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    88 DERBY LANE, LIVERPOOL, L13 3DN

    ODS code N82093

    1.7 km

  • STONEYCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STONEVILLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L13 6QD

    ODS code N82104

    1.7 km

  • DUNSTAN VILLAGE GROUP PRACTICE

    EARLE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE, 131 EARLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L7 6HD

    ODS code N82662

    1.7 km

  • EARLE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    131 EARLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L7 6HD

    ODS code N82065

    1.7 km

  • PICTON GREEN

    137 EARLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L7 6HD

    ODS code N82089

    1.7 km

  • ALBION SURGERY

    45 EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 2EH

    ODS code N82095

    1.7 km

  • ISLINGTON HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    45 EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 2EH

    ODS code N82081

    1.7 km

  • ANFIELD GROUP PRACTICE

    TOWNSEND LANE N'HOOD H/C, 98 TOWNSEND LANE, ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL, L6 0BB

    ODS code N82103

    1.9 km

  • TOWNSEND MEDICAL CENTRE

    98 TOWNSEND LANE, ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL, L6 0BB

    ODS code N82052

    1.9 km

  • BROWNLOW GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82117

    2.0 km

  • ABERCROMBY FAMILY PRACTICE

    GROVE STREET, EDGE HILL, LIVERPOOL, L7 7HG

    ODS code N82054

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 65 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

  • Lilley Road

    BCT · Kensington

    0.1 miles
  • Prescot Road

    TXR · Elm Park

    0.1 miles
  • Onslow Road

    BCT · Kensington

    0.1 miles
  • Holland Street

    BCT · Kensington

    0.2 miles
  • Holland Street

    BCT · Kensington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Liverpool 028D, 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

2,951 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

158 open schools are in scope, including 92 primary and 25 secondary schools. St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 405 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,964 published events cover 12 months, averaging 663.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,096 events.

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