53°24′56″N 2°57′33″W / 53.4156°N 2.9593°W
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Liverpool | |
|---|---|
  L | |
| Coordinates: 53°26′35″N 2°55′34″W / 53.443°N 2.926°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | L |
| Postcode area name | Liverpool |
| Post towns | 4 |
| Postcode districts | 65 |
| Postcode sectors | 581 |
| Postcodes (live) | 20,440 |
| Postcodes (total) | 43,224 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The L postcode area, also known as the Liverpool postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts in Merseyside and Lancashire, specifically around Bootle, Liverpool, Ormskirk and Prescot in England. In 1999, postcodes for the Wirral Peninsula (L41-L66) were transferred from L to the CH postcode area[3].
Coverage
editThe approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | LIVERPOOL | City Centre | Liverpool |
| L2 | LIVERPOOL | City Centre | Liverpool |
| L3 | LIVERPOOL | City Centre, Everton, Vauxhall, | Liverpool |
| L4 | LIVERPOOL | Anfield, Kirkdale, Walton | Liverpool |
| L5 | LIVERPOOL | Anfield, Everton, Kirkdale, Vauxhall | Liverpool |
| L6 | LIVERPOOL | Anfield, City Centre, Everton, Fairfield, Kensington, | Liverpool |
| L7 | LIVERPOOL | City Centre, Edge Hill, Fairfield, Kensington, | Liverpool |
| L8 | LIVERPOOL | Dingle,Toxteth, City Centre, | Liverpool |
| L9 | LIVERPOOL | Aintree, Fazakerley, Orrell Park, Walton, | Liverpool, Sefton |
| L10 | LIVERPOOL | Aintree Village, Fazakerley | Sefton, Liverpool, Knowsley |
| L11 | LIVERPOOL | Clubmoor, Croxteth, Gillmoss, Norris Green | Liverpool |
| L12 | LIVERPOOL | Croxteth Park, West Derby, | Liverpool |
| L13 | LIVERPOOL | Clubmoor, Old Swan, Stoneycroft, Tuebrook | Liverpool |
| L14 | LIVERPOOL | Broadgreen, Dovecot, Knotty Ash, Page Moss | Liverpool, Knowsley |
| L15 | LIVERPOOL | Wavertree | Liverpool |
| L16 | LIVERPOOL | Broadgreen, Bowring Park, Childwall | Liverpool, Knowsley |
| L17 | LIVERPOOL | Aigburth, St Michael's Hamlet, Sefton Park | Liverpool |
| L18 | LIVERPOOL | Allerton, Mossley Hill | Liverpool |
| L19 | LIVERPOOL | Aigburth, Allerton, Garston, Grassendale | Liverpool |
| L20 | BOOTLE | Bootle, Orrell | Sefton |
| L21 | LIVERPOOL | Ford, Litherland, Seaforth | Sefton |
| L22 | LIVERPOOL | Waterloo | Sefton |
| L23 | LIVERPOOL | Blundellsands, Crosby, Little Crosby, Thornton, | Sefton |
| L24 | LIVERPOOL | Hale, Speke | Halton, Liverpool |
| L25 | LIVERPOOL | Belle Vale, Gateacre, Hunts Cross, Woolton, Halewood | Liverpool |
| L26 | LIVERPOOL | Halewood | Knowsley |
| L27 | LIVERPOOL | Netherley | Liverpool |
| L28 | LIVERPOOL | Stockbridge Village, | Liverpool,Knowsley |
| L29 | LIVERPOOL | Lunt, Sefton Village, | Sefton |
| L30 | BOOTLE | Bootle, Netherton | Sefton |
| L31 | LIVERPOOL | Maghull, Lydiate, Melling | Sefton |
| L32 | LIVERPOOL | Kirkby | Knowsley |
| L33 | LIVERPOOL | Kirkby | Knowsley |
| L34 | PRESCOT | Prescot, Knowsley Village | Knowsley |
| L35 | PRESCOT/LIVERPOOL | Prescot, Whiston, Rainhill | Knowsley, St Helens |
| L36 | LIVERPOOL | Huyton, Tarbock | Knowsley |
| L37 | LIVERPOOL | Formby, Little Altcar, Great Altcar | Sefton |
| L38 | LIVERPOOL | Ince Blundell, Hightown | Sefton |
| L39 | ORMSKIRK | Ormskirk | West Lancashire |
| L40 | ORMSKIRK | Burscough, Scarisbrick | West Lancashire, part of Chorley |
| L67 | LIVERPOOL | Liverpool | |
| L68 | LIVERPOOL | Liverpool | |
| L69 | LIVERPOOL | Liverpool | |
| L70 | LIVERPOOL | Liverpool, Speke | |
| L71 | LIVERPOOL | Liverpool | |
| L72 | LIVERPOOL | Liverpool | |
| L73 | LIVERPOOL | Liverpool | |
| L74 | LIVERPOOL | Liverpool | |
| L75 | LIVERPOOL | Liverpool |
Adjacent areas
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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: , WA (Warrington), CH (Chester), PR (Preston), WN (Wigan).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ Wirral Globe - Why we are changing postcodes - Royal Mail
External links
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