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L8 8BU

Toxteth · Liverpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L8 8AW 33 m
L8 8AN 41 m
L8 5TL 56 m
L8 8AY 67 m
L8 5TJ 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L8 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L8
Postcode sector
L8 8
Latitude
53.389619
Longitude
-2.968464
British National Grid easting
335,689
British National Grid northing
388,522

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
E00032997
Lower layer super output area
Liverpool 044A · E01006518
Middle layer super output area
Liverpool 044 · E02001390

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
8 - 10, Dickens Street, Liverpool, L8 8BU 31 August 2018 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
134
Primary
80
Secondary
21

  1. Progress Schools - Liverpool

    Other independent school

    284 m

  2. Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    328 m

  3. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    341 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,948
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,908
  • Drugs 1,233
  • Public order 647
  • Criminal damage and arson 561
  • Anti social behaviour 513

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L8 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

56

within 5 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    468 m

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

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

    ODS code N82646

    468 m

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

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

    ODS code N82091

    468 m

  • BROWNLOW HEALTH @ PRINCES PARK

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

    ODS code N82076

    1.1 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 THE ELMS, DINGLE, LIVERPOOL, L8 3SS

    ODS code N82070

    1.1 km

  • ABERCROMBY FAMILY PRACTICE

    GROVE STREET, EDGE HILL, LIVERPOOL, L7 7HG

    ODS code N82054

    1.1 km

  • ST. JAMES' HEALTH CENTRE

    29 GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, LIVERPOOL, L1 5DZ

    ODS code N82082

    1.2 km

  • SANDRINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N82641

    1.5 km

  • DUNSTAN VILLAGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82662

    2.0 km

  • EARLE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    131 EARLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L7 6HD

    ODS code N82065

    2.0 km

  • PICTON GREEN

    137 EARLE ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L7 6HD

    ODS code N82089

    2.0 km

  • BROWNLOW GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82117

    2.1 km

  • SEFTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SMITHDOWN ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L15 2LQ

    ODS code N82046

    2.3 km

  • BROWNLOW HEALTH AT KENSINGTON

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

    ODS code N82645

    2.3 km

  • BEACON HEALTH KENSINGTON

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

    ODS code N82022

    2.5 km

  • GREENBANK DRIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N82059

    2.5 km

  • BROWNLOW AT MARYBONE

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

    ODS code N82617

    2.7 km

  • THE ASH SURGERY

    1 ASHFIELD ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L17 0BY

    ODS code N82073

    2.9 km

  • GREENBANK ROAD SURGERY

    1B GREENBANK ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L18 1HG

    ODS code N82079

    2.9 km

  • ALBION SURGERY

    45 EVERTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L6 2EH

    ODS code N82095

    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

  • Dombey Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles

  • Gelling Street

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles

  • Pickwick Street

    BCT · Windsor

    0.1 miles

  • Acorn Court

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles

  • Park Road

    BCT · Toxteth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Liverpool 044A, 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

1,102 of 33,755

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

134 open schools are in scope, including 80 primary and 21 secondary schools. Progress Schools - Liverpool is the nearest published school at 284 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,948 published events cover 12 months, averaging 662.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,908 events.

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