The Fazakerley area is located in north Liverpool, with neighbouring districts that include Croxteth, Aintree and Kirkby.

Some of the notable features of the area are Altcourse (HM Prison) and Fazakerley Hospital, officially known as Aintree University Hospital. Unusually, part of Fazakerley is in the neighbouring borough council of Knowsley with the boundary running down Copple House Lane. A section of the Knowsley side of Fazakerley is often referred to as the “Field Lane Estate”. The separate “Sparrow Hall” estate is on the edge of Fazakerley, near to the A580 East Lancashire Road and Norris Green.

There is a frequent bus service to and from Liverpool city centre and surrounding districts plus, Fazakerley railway station, part of the Northern Line, links the town to the city.