L2
Outer Postcode Area • 791 PostcodesWorking on listings or site checks?
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Commercial location facts for L2
Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.
English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived
Food Standards Agency register
Not on the Defra noise map
Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council
Local facts for businesses
Official figures for L2. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.
Food and drink businesses within 1 km
- Restaurants and cafés90
- Takeaways45
- Pubs and bars82
- Food shops and supermarkets45
Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.
Planning constraints
planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England
- Article 4 direction
- Inside an area
- The Liverpool (Anfield, Central, Greenbank, Kensington and Fairfield, Picton, Princess Park, Riverside, Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and Wavertree wards and parts of Kirkdale and Church wards) (Article 4(1)) Direction 2020
- Conservation area
- Inside an area
- Castle Street
- Tree preservation zone
- None recorded
Some permitted development rights are restricted here, so changes may need planning permission.
- Inside an Article 4 direction area (The Liverpool (Anfield, Central, Greenbank, Kensington and Fairfield, Picton, Princess Park, Riverside, Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and Wavertree wards and parts of Kirkdale and Church wards) (Article 4(1)) Direction 2020): some permitted development rights are removed, so planning permission may be needed.
- Inside the Castle Street conservation area: stricter controls on external changes, demolition and tree works.
- 31 listed building(s) within 100m (nearest: Grade II* ROYAL INSURANCE BUILDING, 7m). Work affecting their setting may need extra consent.
Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.
Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths
Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)
Data quality: Aggregated across 791 constituent postcodes
791 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 7 Oct 2026, 21:30.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in L2.
Is L2 a good place to live?
L2 in Liverpool scores 37.9/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.
What is the crime rate in L2?
The L2 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Liverpool, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near L2?
The L2 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is L2?
The L2 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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