The L postcode area, also known as the Liverpool postcode area, is a group of

postcode A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal ...

districts in north-west England, which are subdivisions of four post towns. These cover most of

Merseyside Merseyside ( ) is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million. It encompasses both banks of the Mersey Estuary and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral ...

(including

Liverpool Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...

Bootle Bootle (pronounced ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449. Historically part of Lancashire, Bootle ...

and

Prescot Prescot is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it lies about to the east of Liverpool city centre. At the 2001 Census, the ...

), part of west

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a Historic counties of England, historic county, Ceremonial County, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significa ...

(including

Ormskirk Ormskirk is a market town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England, north of Liverpool, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston. Ormskirk is known for its gingerbread. Geography and administ ...

) and a small part of north-west

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's coun ...

. In 1999, postcodes for the

Wirral Peninsula Wirral (; ), known locally as The Wirral, is a peninsula in North West England. The roughly rectangular peninsula is about long and wide and is bounded by the River Dee to the west (forming the boundary with Wales), the River Mersey to th ...

(L41-49, 60-66) were transferred to the

CH postcode area The CH postcode area, also known as the Chester postcode area, is a group of 37 postcode districts in north-west England and north-east Wales, which are subdivisions of thirteen post towns. These districts cover west Cheshire (including Chester, ...

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! L1 , LIVERPOOL ,

City centre A city centre is the commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart of a city. The term "city centre" is primarily used in British English, and closely equivalent terms exist in other languages, such as "" in Fren ...

, - ! L2 , LIVERPOOL , City centre , Liverpool , - ! L3 , LIVERPOOL , City centre, Everton,

Vauxhall Vauxhall ( ) is a district in South West London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Vauxhall was part of Surrey until 1889 when the County of London was created. Named after a medieval manor, "Fox Hall", it became well known for ...

, Liverpool , - ! L4 , LIVERPOOL ,

Anfield Anfield is a football stadium in Anfield, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, which has a seating capacity of 53,394, making it the seventh largest football stadium in England. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 189 ...

, Kirkdale, Walton , Liverpool , - ! L5 , LIVERPOOL , Anfield, Everton, Kirkdale, Vauxhall , Liverpool , - ! L6 , LIVERPOOL , Anfield, city centre, Everton, Fairfield, Kensington,

Tuebrook Tuebrook is a North-East area of Liverpool, England. At the 2001 census the population was 14,490. Toponymy The origin of the name may be Tew Brook, a tributary of the Alt. The brook itself is now almost entirely piped or culverted, with the ...

, Liverpool , - ! L7 , LIVERPOOL , City centre, Edge Hill, Fairfield, Kensington , Liverpool , - ! L8 , LIVERPOOL , City centre,

Dingle Dingle (Irish: ''An Daingean'' or ''Daingean Uí Chúis'', meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about southwest of Tralee and northwest of Killa ...

Toxteth Toxteth is an inner-city area of Liverpool in the historic county of Lancashire and the ceremonial county of Merseyside. Toxteth is located to the south of Liverpool city centre, bordered by Aigburth, Canning, Dingle, and Edge Hill. The area w ...

, Liverpool , - ! L9 , LIVERPOOL ,

Aintree Aintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, north-east of Liverpool city centre, in North West England. It ...

, Fazakerley,

Orrell Park Orrell Park is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is a small residential area of northern Liverpool between the larger neighbouring districts of Aintree and Walton-on-the-Hill. It is part of the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary c ...

, Walton , Liverpool, Sefton , - ! L10 , LIVERPOOL , Aintree, Fazakerley,

Kirkby Kirkby ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. The town, historically in Lancashire, has a size of is north of Huyton and north-east of Liverpool. The population in 2016 was 41,495 making it the larges ...

, Sefton, Liverpool, Knowsley , - ! L11 , LIVERPOOL , Clubmoor, Croxteth,

Gillmoss Gillmoss is an area in north Liverpool, Merseyside, England, located between Croxteth, Fazakerley and Kirkby. Description Gillmoss is a predominantly industrial area with little residential housing although pockets exist around the East Lancashir ...

Norris Green Norris Green is a suburb and ward of Liverpool, England, in the east of the city. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 17,784, which had fallen to 15,047 at the 2011 Census. History Historically a part of Lancashire, Norris Green's deve ...

, Liverpool , - ! L12 , LIVERPOOL , Croxteth,

West Derby West Derby ( ) is an affluent suburb of Liverpool, England. It is located East of the city and is also a Liverpool City Council ward. At the 2011 Census, the population was 14,382. History West Derby Mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'', Wes ...

, Liverpool , - ! L13 , LIVERPOOL , Clubmoor,

Old Swan Old Swan is an eastern neighbourhood of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, bordered by Knotty Ash, Stoneycroft, Broadgreen, Fairfield and Wavertree. At the 2011 Census, the population was 16,461. Description Old Swan is centred on the road ju ...

Stoneycroft Stoneycroft is small leafy district in the east of Liverpool, England and part of the Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and Old Swan wards. Description Stoneycroft is a small residential district of Liverpool located to the east of the city. Liverpool ...

, Tuebrook , Liverpool , - ! L14 , LIVERPOOL ,

Broadgreen Broadgreen (officially Broad Green) is an eastern suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. On the edge of the city, it is bordered by Old Swan to the north-west, Knotty Ash to the north-east, Childwall to the south and, further east, Bowring Par ...

, Dovecot,

Knotty Ash Knotty Ash is an area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Historically in Lancashire, the population at the 2001 Census was 13,200, increasing to 13,312 at the 2011 Census. Knotty Ash is well known as the home ...

Page Moss Page Moss is an area in the borough of Knowsley, Merseyside. It borders the city of Liverpool to the east. Previously known as "The Horns" due to the name of two buildings previously sited in the area. The population of the Knowsley ward taken at ...

, Liverpool, Knowsley , - ! L15 , LIVERPOOL ,

Wavertree Wavertree is a district of Liverpool, England. It is a ward of Liverpool City Council, and its population at the 2011 census was 14,772. Located to the south and east of the city centre, it is bordered by various districts and suburbs such a ...

, Liverpool , - ! L16 , LIVERPOOL , Broadgreen, Bowring Park,

Childwall Childwall () is a suburb and ward of Liverpool, England, located to the southeast of the city. It is bordered by Belle Vale, Bowring Park, Broadgreen, Gateacre, Mossley Hill, and Wavertree. In 2019, the population was 13,640. Overview The ...

, Liverpool, Knowsley , - ! L17 , LIVERPOOL ,

Aigburth Aigburth () is a suburb of Liverpool, England. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered by Dingle, Garston, Mossley Hill, and Toxteth. Etymology The name Aigburth comes from Old Norse ''eik'' and ''berg'', meaning ''oak-tree hill ...

, St Michael's Hamlet,

Sefton Park Sefton Park is a public park in south Liverpool, England. The park is in a district of the same name, located roughly within the historic bounds of the large area of Toxteth Park. Neighbouring districts include modern-day Toxteth, Aigburth, ...

, Liverpool , - ! L18 , LIVERPOOL , Allerton,

Mossley Hill Mossley Hill is a suburb of Liverpool and a Liverpool City Council ward. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered by Aigburth, Allerton, Childwall, and Wavertree. At the 2001 Census, the population was 12,650, increasing to 13,816 at ...

, Liverpool , - ! L19 , LIVERPOOL , Aigburth, Garston, Grassendale , Liverpool , - ! rowspan="2", L20 , BOOTLE ,

, Orrell , Sefton , - , LIVERPOOL , Kirkdale , Liverpool , - ! L21 , LIVERPOOL , Ford,

Litherland Litherland is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside. It was an urban district, which included Seaforth and Ford. It neighbours Waterloo to the north, Seaforth to the west, and Bootle to the south and is approximately north ...

, Seaforth , Sefton , - ! L22 , LIVERPOOL , Waterloo , Sefton , - ! L23 , LIVERPOOL , Blundellsands, Brighton-le-Sands, Crosby, Little Crosby, Thornton , Sefton , - ! L24 , LIVERPOOL , Hale,

Speke Speke () is a suburb of Liverpool. It is southeast of the city centre. Located near the widest part of the River Mersey, it is bordered by the suburbs of Garston and Hunts Cross, and nearby to Halewood, Hale Village, and Widnes. The rural ...

, Halton, Liverpool , - ! L25 , LIVERPOOL , Belle Vale,

Gateacre Gateacre () is a suburb of Liverpool, England, about from the city centre. It is bordered by Childwall, Woolton and Belle Vale. The area is noted for its Tudor Revival architecture and contains over 100 listed buildings within a quarter-mile ...

Halewood Halewood is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. It lies near the city of Liverpool's southeastern boundary, bordered by the suburbs of Netherley, Hunt's Cross and Woolton. Historically a part of Lancashire ...

, Hunts Cross, Woolton , Liverpool, Knowsley , - ! L26 , LIVERPOOL , Halewood , Liverpool, Knowsley , - ! L27 , LIVERPOOL , Netherley , Liverpool , - ! L28 , LIVERPOOL , Stockbridge Village , Liverpool, Knowsley , - ! L29 , LIVERPOOL ,

Lunt Lunt is a small village in the borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England, close to Sefton Village and to the west of Maghull and is in the L29 postcode. History The name derives from either the Old Norse word ''Lundr'' or the Old Swedish wor ...

, Sefton , Sefton , - ! L30 , BOOTLE , Bootle, Netherton , Sefton , - ! L31 , LIVERPOOL , Lydiate,

Maghull Maghull ( ) is a town and civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside (historically a part of Lancashire). The town is north of Liverpool and west of Kirkby. The area also contains Ashworth Hospital. Maghull had a population of 20,444 at the 2011 Cen ...

, Melling,

Waddicar Waddicar is the name given to an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It was formed on Local Government Act 1972, 1 April 1974, by the amalgamation of ...

, Sefton , - ! L32 , LIVERPOOL , Kirkby , Knowsley , - ! L33 , LIVERPOOL , Kirkby , Knowsley , - ! L34 , PRESCOT , Knowsley,

, Knowsley , - ! L35 , PRESCOT , Prescot,

Rainhill Rainhill is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 10,853. Historically part of Lancashire, Rainhill was formerly a townsh ...

, Whiston , Knowsley, St Helens , - ! L36 , LIVERPOOL ,

Huyton Huyton ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. Part of the Liverpool Urban Area, it borders the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot, Knotty Ash and Belle Vale, and the neighbouring village of Roby, with which ...

, Roby, Tarbock , Knowsley , - ! L37 , LIVERPOOL ,

Formby Formby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 22,419 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire, three manors are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under "Forn ...

Great Altcar Great Altcar is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, England, close to Formby on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. The population as taken at the 2011 census was 213. The name Altcar is Norse meaning "marsh by the Alt". The church ...

Little Altcar Little Altcar is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton on Merseyside, within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire and on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain of England. The village forms part of the bu ...

, Sefton,

West Lancashire West Lancashire is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. The council is based in Ormskirk, and the largest town in the borough is Skelmersdale. At the 2011 Census, the population of the borough was 110, ...

, - ! L38 , LIVERPOOL , Hightown,

Ince Blundell Ince Blundell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in the ceremonial county of Merseyside and historic county of Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north of Liverpool on the A565 road and to the east of t ...

, Sefton, West Lancashire , - ! L39 , ORMSKIRK ,

Aughton Aughton may refer to several places in England: * Aughton, East Riding of Yorkshire * Aughton, Lancashire, a parish in the borough of West Lancashire * Aughton, Lancaster, a hamlet in the civil parish of Halton-with-Aughton, Lancashire * Aughton, ...

, West Lancashire , - ! L40 , ORMSKIRK ,

Burscough Burscough () is a town and civil parish in West Lancashire in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. It is located to the north of Ormskirk and northwest of Skelmersdale. The parish also includes the hamlet of Tarlscough and the Martin ...

Holmeswood Holmeswood is a small agricultural village in West Lancashire, in the north-west of England. It lies just north of the Martin Mere Wetland Centre and to the south of North Meols about six miles east of the Irish Sea coast at Southport. T ...

Mawdesley Mawdesley is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, which had a population of 1,702 at the 2011 Census. History The name Mawdesley is thought to have originated in the reign of Edward I (1272–1308). The suffix -''ley'' describ ...

Scarisbrick Scarisbrick () is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, England. The A570, the main road between Ormskirk and Southport, runs through Scarisbrick, and much of the village lies along it. As a result, it does not have a traditional v ...

, Rufford , West Lancashire,

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came p ...

, - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", L67 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LIVERPOOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;",

Littlewoods Pools Littlewoods was a retail and football betting company founded in Liverpool, England, by John Moores in 1923. By the 1980s, it had grown to become the largest private company in Europe, but subsequently declined in the face of increased com ...

, style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", L68 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LIVERPOOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", Vernons Pools , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", L69 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LIVERPOOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", PO boxes in central Liverpool, government departments in Liverpool and Bootle, the

University of Liverpool , mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning , established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...

, style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", L70 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LIVERPOOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", Seasonal response mail , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", L71 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LIVERPOOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;",

American Express American Express Company (Amex) is an American multinational corporation specialized in payment card services headquartered at 200 Vesey Street in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The company was found ...

, style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", L72 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LIVERPOOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", Shop Direct , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", L73 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LIVERPOOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;",

BT Group BT Group plc ( trading as BT and formerly British Telecom) is a British multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England. It has operations in around 180 countries and is the largest provider of fixed-line, bro ...

, large Selectapost users , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", L74 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LIVERPOOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;",

HM Revenue and Customs HM Revenue and Customs (His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, or HMRC) is a non-ministerial government department, non-ministerial Departments of the United Kingdom Government, department of the His Majesty's Government, UK Government responsible fo ...

(Customs and Excise) , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", L75 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", LIVERPOOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", HM Revenue and Customs (Inland Revenue) , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", L80 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BOOTLE , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic''

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Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)Photographing Every Street in the Liverpool Postal Area
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom Liverpool Liverpool Urban Area Postcode areas covering North West England Borough of West Lancashire

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