L8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Liverpool, Toxteth and Princes Park, in Liverpool.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an L8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In L8, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How L8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is L8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L8 at a rate of 125.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across L.
In August 2026 alone, 388 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,738), other crime (807) and drug offences (668).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L8 was 116.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in L8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L8 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 15 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in L8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool 037D | 2,227 | 106.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.2% |
| Liverpool 037F | 1,133 | 195.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 82.5% |
| Liverpool 039A | 1,864 | 97.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.0% |
| Liverpool 039B | 2,070 | 145.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.1% |
| Liverpool 039C | 2,425 | 155.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.0% |
| Liverpool 039D | 2,720 | 143.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 81.1% |
| Liverpool 043C | 2,001 | 147.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 81.4% |
| Liverpool 043D | 1,574 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.8% |
| Liverpool 044A | 1,835 | 81.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.2% |
| Liverpool 044B | 2,187 | 94.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.8% |
| Liverpool 044C | 1,784 | 93.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.0% |
| Liverpool 044D | 1,979 | 116.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.4% |
| Liverpool 044E | 1,928 | 247.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.1% |
| Liverpool 050B | 1,378 | 129.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.2% |
| Liverpool 050J | 1,006 | 71.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.3% |
| Liverpool 061D | 1,501 | 117.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 66.8% |
MPs for L8
- Kim JohnsonLabourMP for Liverpool Riverside90% of L8’s postcodes
- Paula BarkerLabourMP for Liverpool Wavertree10% of L8’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in L82
Postcode sectors in L810
Council1
Towns in L81
Postcode districts next to L85
Nearest rail stations4
More in the L postcode area2
L8 in brief
L8 is a postcode district covering Liverpool, Toxteth and Princes Park, in Liverpool.
About 36,667 people lived in L8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £147,500 in 2025 across 203 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 125.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in L8 was £147,500 in 2025.
L8 had 34,638 usual residents at the census.
In L8, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In L8, 10.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.