L postcode area
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
The L postcode area, also known as the Liverpool postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in North West England. Together they cover central and southern Merseyside, southern West Lancashire, and a small part of north-west Cheshire. Its four post towns are Bootle, Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Prescot.
In 1999 the L postcodes on the Wirral Peninsula (L41 to L49 and L60 to L66) were transferred to the CH postcode area.
Mail for the L postcode area is processed at Warrington Mail Centre, along with mail for the CW, WA and WN postcode areas.
01Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Tuebrook | Liverpool |
| L7 | LIVERPOOL | City centre, Edge Hill, Wavertree, Fairfield, Kensington | Liverpool |
| L8 | LIVERPOOL | City centre, Dingle, Toxteth | Liverpool |
| L9 | LIVERPOOL | Aintree, Fazakerley, Orrell Park, Walton | Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton |
| L10 | LIVERPOOL | Aintree, Fazakerley, Kirkby | Sefton, Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley |
| L11 | LIVERPOOL | Clubmoor, Croxteth, Gillmoss, Norris Green | Liverpool |
| L12 | LIVERPOOL | Croxteth, 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, Garston, Grassendale | Liverpool |
| L20 | BOOTLE | Bootle, Orrell | Sefton |
| LIVERPOOL | Kirkdale | Liverpool | |
| L21 | LIVERPOOL | Ford, Litherland, Seaforth | Sefton |
| L22 | LIVERPOOL | Waterloo | Sefton |
| L23 | LIVERPOOL | Blundellsands, Brighton-le-Sands, Crosby, Little Crosby, Thornton | Sefton |
| L24 | LIVERPOOL | Hale, Speke | Halton, Liverpool |
| L25 | LIVERPOOL | Belle Vale, Gateacre, Halewood, Hunts Cross, Woolton | Liverpool, Knowsley |
| L26 | LIVERPOOL | Halewood | Liverpool, Knowsley |
| L27 | LIVERPOOL | Netherley | Liverpool |
| L28 | LIVERPOOL | Stockbridge Village | Liverpool, Knowsley |
| L29 | LIVERPOOL | Lunt, Sefton | Sefton |
| L30 | BOOTLE | Bootle, Netherton | Sefton |
| L31 | LIVERPOOL | Lydiate, Maghull, Melling, Waddicar | Sefton |
| L32 | LIVERPOOL | Kirkby | Knowsley |
| L33 | LIVERPOOL | Kirkby | Knowsley |
| L34 | PRESCOT | Knowsley, Prescot | Knowsley |
| L35 | PRESCOT | Prescot, Rainhill, Whiston | Knowsley |
| L36 | LIVERPOOL | Huyton, Roby, Tarbock | Knowsley |
| L37 | LIVERPOOL | Formby, Great Altcar, Little Altcar | Sefton, West Lancashire |
| L38 | LIVERPOOL | Hightown, Ince Blundell | Sefton, West Lancashire |
| L39 | ORMSKIRK | Aughton, Ormskirk | West Lancashire |
| L40 | ORMSKIRK | Burscough, Holmeswood, Mawdesley, Scarisbrick, Rufford | West Lancashire, Chorley |
| L67 | LIVERPOOL | Littlewoods Pools | non-geographic |
| L68 | LIVERPOOL | Vernons Pools | non-geographic |
| L69 | LIVERPOOL | PO boxes in central Liverpool, government departments in Liverpool and Bootle, the University of Liverpool | non-geographic |
| L70 | LIVERPOOL | Seasonal response mail | non-geographic |
| L71 | LIVERPOOL | American Express | non-geographic |
| L72 | LIVERPOOL | Shop Direct | non-geographic |
| L73 | LIVERPOOL | BT Group, large Selectapost users | non-geographic |
| L74 | LIVERPOOL | HM Revenue and Customs (Customs and Excise) | non-geographic |
| L75 | LIVERPOOL | HM Revenue and Customs (Inland Revenue) | non-geographic |
| L80 | BOOTLE | non-geographic |
02Map
Sources and credits
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