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L8 9XS

Festival Gardens · Liverpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Festival Gardens
Local authority
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Riverside
Postcode district
L8
Postcode sector
L8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L8 9XU 94 m
L8 9TH 108 m
L8 9XP 108 m
L8 9UB 136 m
L17 7ER 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L8 9XS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L8
Postcode sector
L8 9
Latitude
53.377676
Longitude
-2.963563
British National Grid easting
335,997
British National Grid northing
387,189

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Liverpool · E08000012
Electoral ward
Festival Gardens · E05015303
Parish or community
E43000166
Westminster constituency
Liverpool Riverside · E14001338
Output area
E00033603
Lower layer super output area
Liverpool 050B · E01006633
Middle layer super output area
Liverpool 050 · E02001396

Postcode source versions

Explore L8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
120
Primary
68
Secondary
19

  1. Matthew Arnold Primary School

    Foundation school

    183 m

  2. King's Leadership Phoenix Academy

    Free schools alternative provision

    319 m

  3. St Finbar's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    349 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,485
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,316
  • Shoplifting 354
  • Criminal damage and arson 320
  • Drugs 309
  • Public order 292

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
119

68 female, 51 male

Postcode households
54
Residents per household
2.2
L8 9 residents
2,623

Age bands in L8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

442 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

364 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

779 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

724 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

512 residents

This postcode contained 4.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L8 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

48

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 THE ELMS, DINGLE, LIVERPOOL, L8 3SS

    ODS code N82070

    685 m

  • SANDRINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N82641

    799 m

  • 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

  • BROWNLOW HEALTH @ PRINCES PARK

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

    ODS code N82076

    1.7 km

  • FULWOOD GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    2A JERICHO LANE, LIVERPOOL, L17 5AR

    ODS code N82062

    1.9 km

  • THE ASH SURGERY

    1 ASHFIELD ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L17 0BY

    ODS code N82073

    2.1 km

  • ABERCROMBY FAMILY PRACTICE

    GROVE STREET, EDGE HILL, LIVERPOOL, L7 7HG

    ODS code N82054

    2.4 km

  • ST. JAMES' HEALTH CENTRE

    29 GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, LIVERPOOL, L1 5DZ

    ODS code N82082

    2.5 km

  • SEFTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SMITHDOWN ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L15 2LQ

    ODS code N82046

    2.6 km

  • GREENBANK DRIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N82059

    2.6 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

  • GREENBANK ROAD SURGERY

    1B GREENBANK ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L18 1HG

    ODS code N82079

    2.8 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    2.9 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    2.9 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    3.4 km

  • BROWNLOW GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N82117

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 48 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Dingle Lane

    BCT · Dingle

    0.2 miles

  • Bosnia Street

    BCT · Dingle

    0.2 miles

  • Dingle Brow

    BCT · Dingle

    0.2 miles

  • South Hill Street

    BCT · Dingle

    0.2 miles

  • Monkswell Street

    BCT · Dingle

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Liverpool 050B, 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

468 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
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.

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
3
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

Schools

120 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 19 secondary schools. Matthew Arnold Primary School is the nearest published school at 183 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,485 published events cover 12 months, averaging 290.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,316 events.

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