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L8 postcode area · Liverpool

The L8 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Liverpool. Area Scores range from 0 to 48 across them. Every full L8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the L8 district: Central & Islington scores 48 out of 100 (#3,535 of 6,856 nationally) while Toxteth Park sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 48 points apart on the index. 7 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £100,000 in Toxteth Park to £175,000 in Princes Park — a 1.8× gap within the L8 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,967a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime230per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)28
Owner-occupied23%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the L8 district

£147,000median home sold over the past year · +33.6% over 5 years · +1.4% over the year · 171 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached£226,000
Terraced£150,000
Flat£127,500
Liverpool£182,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Central & IslingtonLiverpool 3,53548 £135,000
Albert Dock & Queen's DockLiverpool 4,20739 £174,995
Edge HillLiverpool 5,02327 £148,500
DingleLiverpool 5,81115 £171,500
Chinatown, St James & Georgian QuarterLiverpool 5,90714 £147,500
Princes ParkLiverpool 6,3737 £175,000
Wavertree WestLiverpool 6,4626 £135,000
ToxtethLiverpool 6,6683 £155,000
Toxteth ParkLiverpool 6,8051 £100,000

People living in L8 Census 2021

Residents86,191
Median age (est.)28
Density7,162per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above35%
No car or van54%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 33%25–44 31%45–64 16%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 11%Mortgage/shared: 12%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 42%
Own outright 11%Mortgage/shared 12%Social rent 34%Private rent 42%

Households

One person: 45%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 12%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 45%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 12%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Elementary14%
Associate professional13%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%
Skilled trades6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 12%Black: 8%Mixed: 6%Other: 9%
White 66%Asian 12%Black 8%Mixed 6%Other 9%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · No religion 36% · Muslim 15%

Born outside the UK: 28%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in L8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L8 district.

Toxteth Wavertree

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L8.

L1 L7 L74 L2 L73 L67 L3 L69

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.