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Garston

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South Liverpool. About 11,841 people in 5.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Garston, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,765
1,686th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.4%
1,538th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Garston compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

GarstonMiddle
Population64 wards, Liverpool · 2021
Population: every ward in Liverpool64 areas from 1,014 to 19,585. The middle area is 6,313. Garston is 11,765.
11,76511th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage64 wards, Liverpool · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Liverpool64 areas from 43.0% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.9%. Garston is 96.1%.
96.1%joint 27th lowest
Claimant rate63 wards, Liverpool · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Liverpool63 areas from 0.8% to 12.5%. The middle area is 4.9%. Garston is 4.5%.
4.5%29th lowest
Aged 15 to 6464 wards, Liverpool · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Liverpool64 areas from 56.2% to 95.6%. The middle area is 66.2%. Garston is 66.4%.
66.4%31st highest

Figures for the whole of Liverpool

These figures are published for the whole of Liverpool, not for each ward, so they describe all of Liverpool and not Garston alone. See Liverpool

Average house price
£189,036
Up 8.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,144
129th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
37.1
9th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Garston in brief

Garston had 11,765 usual residents at the census.

In Garston, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Garston, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.4% of residents in Garston were aged 15 to 64 at the census.