L5 postcode area guide — Liverpool
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L5 postcode district in Liverpool — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in L5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
80.1%
Gigabit-capable
78.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the L5 postcode district (Liverpool) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 438 postcodes Ofcom measures in L5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.9%.
Around 0% of premises in L5 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 L5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L5 0BA | 100% | 100% |
| L5 0BB | 100% | 88.5% |
| L5 0BD | 100% | 100% |
| L5 0BL | 100% | 100% |
| L5 0BN | 100% | 100% |
| L5 0PJ | 100% | 100% |
| L5 0PR | 100% | 94.4% |
| L5 0PS | 100% | 100% |
| L5 0PZ | 100% | 100% |
| L5 0QD | 100% | 100% |
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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 L5
Police recorded 590 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 213 | 36.1% |
| Drugs | 64 | 10.8% |
| Public order | 61 | 10.3% |
| Shoplifting | 51 | 8.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 46 | 7.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 | 7.6% |
| Other theft | 29 | 4.9% |
| Other crime | 26 | 4.4% |
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 L5
Based on 121 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L5 is £101,000, down 3.8% on the previous year (£105,000).
Semi-detached
£183,000
14 sales
Terraced
£105,000
65 sales
Flat / maisonette
£60,000
36 sales
Latest recorded sales in L5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | £175,000 | Flat | Commercial Road | L5 9XB |
| 1 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Eastlake Avenue | L5 4SX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Oswestry Street | L5 1AJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Thirlmere Road | L5 6PR |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Other | Lambeth Road | L5 7QY |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £228,000 | Semi-detached | Vesuvius Street | L5 2SJ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £60,000 | Flat | Lemon Street | L5 7TB |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Hornby Walk | L5 8XH |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £55,000 | Flat | Jason Street | L5 5EN |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £50,000 | Flat | Conway Street | L5 3BA |
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 L5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Liverpool Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,269 | L5 0SQ |
| Notre Dame Catholic Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 968 | L5 5AF |
| The Beacon Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 474 | L5 3QG |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 376 | L5 3QF |
| Four Oaks Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 345 | L5 1XP |
| Millstead School | Not applicable | 2–11 | 309 | L5 3LU |
| The Trinity Catholic Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 288 | L5 8UT |
| Faith Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 178 | L5 3LW |
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 L5
106 rated food businesses operate in L5. 56 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Awesome Walls Climbing Centre, Beckys Kitchen, Best One (Quick Way), Breck Road Convenience Store, Cakebox.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L5
From a sample of 218 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 L5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 79% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
73%
Band D
14%
Band E
4%
Band F
1%
Band G
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 L5 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.