L2 postcode area guide — Liverpool
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L2 postcode district in Liverpool — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in L2
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
73.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
73.7%
Gigabit-capable
73.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the L2 postcode district (Liverpool) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 184 postcodes Ofcom measures in L2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 73.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73.7%.
Around 0.3% of premises in L2 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 L2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L2 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| L2 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| L2 0NA | 100% | 100% |
| L2 0NB | 0% | 0% |
| L2 0NE | 54.5% | 54.5% |
| L2 0NR | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| L2 0NZ | 0% | 0% |
| L2 0PH | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| L2 0PJ | 100% | 100% |
| L2 0PL | 71.4% | 71.4% |
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Mobile signal around Liverpool
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Liverpool district (236,964 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in L2
Police recorded 1,654 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 457 | 27.6% |
| Drugs | 389 | 23.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 196 | 11.9% |
| Shoplifting | 186 | 11.2% |
| Public order | 122 | 7.4% |
| Other theft | 98 | 5.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 58 | 3.5% |
| Other crime | 31 | 1.9% |
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 L2
Based on 36 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L2 is £73,000, down 33.6% on the previous year (£110,000).
Flat / maisonette
£73,000
33 sales
Latest recorded sales in L2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | £70,000 | Flat | Fenwick Street | L2 0NZ |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £70,000 | Flat | Tithebarn Street | L2 2AA |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £90,000 | Flat | Temple Court | L2 6PY |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £53,000 | Flat | The Strand | L2 0PP |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £112,000 | Flat | Tithebarn Street | L2 2AA |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £175,000 | Flat | Drury Lane | L2 0PH |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £33,000 | Flat | Cheapside | L2 2DY |
| 16 Mar 2026 | £73,000 | Flat | Rumford Street | L2 8RA |
| 16 Mar 2026 | £37,500 | Flat | Moorfields | L2 2BS |
| 23 Feb 2026 | £615,000 | Other | Temple Street | L2 5AB |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.1% |
| 15–29 | 31.7% |
| 30–44 | 18% |
| 45–64 | 18% |
| 65+ | 15.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 46.8% |
| Private rented | 26.2% |
| Social rented | 21.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around L2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazene Danielle School of Performing Arts | Not applicable | 6–16 | 24 | L3 1BY |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 192 | L3 2DU |
| St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 228 | L1 5BY |
| Pleasant Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 225 | L3 5TS |
| The City of Liverpool College | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | L3 5TP |
| Liverpool John Moores University | Not applicable | — | — | L3 5UX |
| St Nicholas Catholic Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 157 | L3 5XF |
| LIPA School | All-through | 4–16 | 499 | L1 7BT |
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 L2
199 rated food businesses operate in L2. 120 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 62 Castle Street Hotel, 8 By Andrew Sheridan, All Bar One, Aloft Liverpool, Angels Paradise.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L2
From a sample of 186 Energy Performance Certificates across 3 L2 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 67% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
60%
Band D
32%
Band E
1%
Band F
1%
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 L2 typically use:
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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.