L18 postcode area guide — Liverpool

Where is L18?

Broadband & internet speeds in L18

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the L18 postcode district (Liverpool) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 547 postcodes Ofcom measures in L18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92%.

Around 0% of premises in L18 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in L18

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Mobile signal around Liverpool

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Liverpool district (236,964 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in L18

Police recorded 184 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in L18

Based on 281 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L18 is £320,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£320,000).

Latest recorded sales in L18

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Liverpool demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Liverpool district (486,088 residents, 207,491 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around L18

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in L18

124 rated food businesses operate in L18. 80 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 52 Rose Lane Bistro, A Slower Space, Adams Apple, Allerton Convenience Store, Amakura Coffee Shop.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in L18

From a sample of 126 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 L18 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 17% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Liverpool

Landlines around L18 typically use:

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What's it like living in L18?

Postcodes in L18

Neighbouring districts

All Liverpool (L) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.