L8 8AX

Toxteth · Liverpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Toxteth
Local authority
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Riverside
Postcode district
L8
Postcode sector
L8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L8 8AT 31 m
L8 8JZ 34 m
L8 8LB 76 m
L8 8AF 77 m
L8 8AQ 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L8 8AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L8
Postcode sector
L8 8
Latitude
53.391293
Longitude
-2.959314
British National Grid easting
336,300
British National Grid northing
388,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Liverpool · E08000012
Electoral ward
Toxteth · E05015327
Parish or community
E43000166
Westminster constituency
Liverpool Riverside · E14001338
Output area
E00033814
Lower layer super output area
Liverpool 043D · E01006677
Middle layer super output area
Liverpool 043 · E02001389

Postcode source versions

Explore L8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
136
Primary
80
Secondary
21
  1. St Silas Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    406 m
  2. Kingsley Community School

    Community school

    450 m
  3. Progress Schools - Liverpool

    Other independent school

    493 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,076
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,983
  • Drugs 1,002
  • Public order 668
  • Criminal damage and arson 629
  • Shoplifting 589

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L8 8 residents
4,589

Age bands in L8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25%

1,157 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.9%

690 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.2%

1,442 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.9%

967 residents

Age 65 and over
8%

371 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

56

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROWNLOW HEALTH @ PRINCES PARK

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

    ODS code N82076

    467 m

  • ABERCROMBY FAMILY PRACTICE

    GROVE STREET, EDGE HILL, LIVERPOOL, L7 7HG

    ODS code N82054

    878 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 THE ELMS, DINGLE, LIVERPOOL, L8 3SS

    ODS code N82070

    1.0 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    1.1 km

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

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

    ODS code N82646

    1.1 km

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

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

    ODS code N82091

    1.1 km

  • SANDRINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N82641

    1.3 km

  • DUNSTAN VILLAGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82662

    1.4 km

  • EARLE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    131 EARLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L7 6HD

    ODS code N82065

    1.4 km

  • PICTON GREEN

    137 EARLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L7 6HD

    ODS code N82089

    1.4 km

  • ST. JAMES' HEALTH CENTRE

    29 GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, LIVERPOOL, L1 5DZ

    ODS code N82082

    1.5 km

  • SEFTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SMITHDOWN ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L15 2LQ

    ODS code N82046

    1.6 km

  • BROWNLOW HEALTH AT KENSINGTON

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

    ODS code N82645

    1.9 km

  • GREENBANK DRIVE SURGERY

    8 GREENBANK DRIVE, SEFTON PARK, LIVERPOOL, L17 1AW

    ODS code N82059

    1.9 km

  • BROWNLOW GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82117

    2.0 km

  • BEACON HEALTH KENSINGTON

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

    ODS code N82022

    2.0 km

  • GREENBANK ROAD SURGERY

    1B GREENBANK ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L18 1HG

    ODS code N82079

    2.3 km

  • THE ASH SURGERY

    1 ASHFIELD ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L17 0BY

    ODS code N82073

    2.6 km

  • BIGHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIGHAM ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 6DW

    ODS code N82671

    2.7 km

  • ALBION SURGERY

    45 EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 2EH

    ODS code N82095

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 56 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Beaconsfield Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles
  • High Park Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles
  • Princes Gate West

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles
  • North Hill Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles
  • Upper Warwick Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Liverpool 043D, 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

2,943 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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

136 open schools are in scope, including 80 primary and 21 secondary schools. St Silas Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 406 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,076 published events cover 12 months, averaging 673 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,983 events.

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