L8 5SZ

Dingle · Liverpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L8 5SY 51 m
L8 5SL 66 m
L3 4DU 102 m
L3 4DY 107 m
L3 4DR 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L8 5SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2004
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L8
Postcode sector
L8 5
Latitude
53.391393
Longitude
-2.981316
British National Grid easting
334,837
British National Grid northing
388,731

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

Explore L8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
129
Primary
76
Secondary
18
  1. Liverpool Life Sciences UTC

    University technical college

    400 m
  2. The Studio School Liverpool

    Studio schools

    400 m
  3. Cities in Schools at Unit 302

    Miscellaneous

    448 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,341
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,507
  • Drugs 2,049
  • Shoplifting 1,478
  • Public order 951
  • Other theft 836

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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

54

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST. JAMES' HEALTH CENTRE

    29 GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, LIVERPOOL, L1 5DZ

    ODS code N82082

    788 m

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    794 m

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

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

    ODS code N82646

    794 m

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

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

    ODS code N82091

    794 m

  • ABERCROMBY FAMILY PRACTICE

    GROVE STREET, EDGE HILL, LIVERPOOL, L7 7HG

    ODS code N82054

    1.6 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 THE ELMS, DINGLE, LIVERPOOL, L8 3SS

    ODS code N82070

    1.9 km

  • BROWNLOW HEALTH @ PRINCES PARK

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

    ODS code N82076

    1.9 km

  • BROWNLOW GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82117

    2.1 km

  • SANDRINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N82641

    2.3 km

  • BROWNLOW AT MARYBONE

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

    ODS code N82617

    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

    2.7 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    2.9 km

  • BEACON HEALTH KENSINGTON

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

    ODS code N82022

    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 54 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Stanhope Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.0 miles
  • Pleasant Hill Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.0 miles
  • Hill Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles
  • Sefton Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles
  • Mariners Wharf

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

129 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 18 secondary schools. Liverpool Life Sciences UTC is the nearest published school at 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,341 published events cover 12 months, averaging 945.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,507 events.

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