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L8 5SL

Dingle · Liverpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Liverpool
Ward
Dingle
Local authority
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Riverside
Postcode district
L8
Postcode sector
L8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L8 5SY 65 m
L8 5RQ 70 m
L8 5SG 70 m
L3 4EQ 81 m
L3 4DR 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L8 5SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L8
Postcode sector
L8 5
Latitude
53.391957
Longitude
-2.981615
British National Grid easting
334,818
British National Grid northing
388,794

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Liverpool · E08000012
Electoral ward
Dingle · E05015295
Parish or community
E43000166
Westminster constituency
Liverpool Riverside · E14001338
Output area
E00033004
Lower layer super output area
Liverpool 061D · E01033765
Middle layer super output area
Liverpool 061 · E02006933

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, Sefton Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, L8 5SL 28 January 2021 £67,790

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
128
Primary
75
Secondary
18

  1. Liverpool Life Sciences UTC

    University technical college

    355 m

  2. The Studio School Liverpool

    Studio schools

    355 m

  3. Cities in Schools at Unit 302

    Miscellaneous

    383 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,745
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,894
  • Drugs 2,245
  • Shoplifting 1,820
  • Public order 1,101
  • Other theft 928

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L8 5 residents
2,455

Age bands in L8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

315 residents

Age 15 to 24
26.3%

722 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.4%

808 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.1%

496 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

406 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

56

within 5 km

  • ST. JAMES' HEALTH CENTRE

    29 GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, LIVERPOOL, L1 5DZ

    ODS code N82082

    731 m

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    853 m

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

    RIVERSIDE CENTRE FOR HEALTH, PARK STREET, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82646

    853 m

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

    RIVERSIDE CTR FOR HEALTH, PARK STREET, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82091

    853 m

  • ABERCROMBY FAMILY PRACTICE

    GROVE STREET, EDGE HILL, LIVERPOOL, L7 7HG

    ODS code N82054

    1.5 km

  • BROWNLOW HEALTH @ PRINCES PARK

    PRINCES PARK HEALTH CENTRE, BENTLEY ROAD, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 0SY

    ODS code N82076

    2.0 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 THE ELMS, DINGLE, LIVERPOOL, L8 3SS

    ODS code N82070

    2.0 km

  • BROWNLOW GROUP PRACTICE

    PRIMARY CARE RESOURCE CENTRE, 70 PEMBROKE PLACE, LIVERPOOL, L69 3GF

    ODS code N82117

    2.1 km

  • BROWNLOW AT MARYBONE

    MARYBONE HEALTH CENTRE, UNIT 1, 2 VAUXHALL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L3 2BG

    ODS code N82617

    2.2 km

  • SANDRINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A AIGBURTH ROAD, AIGBURTH, LIVERPOOL, L17 4JP

    ODS code N82641

    2.3 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.5 km

  • DUNSTAN VILLAGE GROUP PRACTICE

    EARLE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE, 131 EARLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L7 6HD

    ODS code N82662

    2.7 km

  • EARLE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    131 EARLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L7 6HD

    ODS code N82065

    2.7 km

  • PICTON GREEN

    137 EARLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L7 6HD

    ODS code N82089

    2.7 km

  • BROWNLOW HEALTH AT KENSINGTON

    KENSINGTON N'HOOD HC, 157 EDGE LANE, LIVERPOOL, L7 2PF

    ODS code N82645

    2.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    2.8 km

  • BEACON HEALTH KENSINGTON

    157 EDGE LANE, EDGE HILL, LIVERPOOL, L7 2AB

    ODS code N82022

    2.8 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

    241-243 OLD CHESTER ROAD, ROCK FERRY, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 3TD

    ODS code N85031

    2.9 km

  • ALBION SURGERY

    45 EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 2EH

    ODS code N82095

    2.9 km

  • ISLINGTON HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    45 EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 2EH

    ODS code N82081

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 56 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Stanhope Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.0 miles

  • Pleasant Hill Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.0 miles

  • Sefton Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles

  • Mariners Wharf

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles

  • Hill Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Liverpool 061D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,885 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

128 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 18 secondary schools. Liverpool Life Sciences UTC is the nearest published school at 355 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

12,745 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,062.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,894 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.