# L8 5XH: area report for a postcode in Liverpool

L8 5XH is a postcode in Liverpool.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Liverpool. Open the map at L8 5XH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) › [L8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l8) › [L8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **73 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Liverpool 044A: 81 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH
- **Brunswick, 940 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH
- **No property in L8 5XH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Liverpool 044A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH
- **£189,036 average price**: For the whole of Liverpool, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L8 5XH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH
- **Loud road and rail noise at L8 5XH**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH
- **15.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e104660) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Progress Schools - Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-schools-liverpool-e143912) | Independent | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Windsor Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windsor-community-primary-school-e104589) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-primary-school-e136062) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Silas Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-silas-church-of-england-primary-school-e141582) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Liverpool Life Sciences UTC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/liverpool-life-sciences-utc-e139588) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Studio School Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-studio-school-liverpool-e139589) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [LIPA Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lipa-sixth-form-college-e142891) | Sixth form and further education | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| March 2026 | £141,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £136,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2025 | £74,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2024 | £168,310 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2023 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Brunswick (940 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DINGLE PARK PRACTICE (540 m); GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE) (540 m); DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE (540 m)
- Pharmacies: BOUNCE CHEMIST (220 m); RIVERSIDE PHARMACY (540 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC (540 m); PARK DENTAL CENTRE (970 m); LIVERPOOL SMILE STUDIO (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Express Parliament Street (680 m, Asda); Tesco Park Rd Extra (730 m, Tesco); Spar - Great Sefton Street (730 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £189,036** (July 2026). Liverpool’s average house price was £189,036 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 8.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,144** (2025). Full-time workers living in Liverpool earned a median of £37,144 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 129th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.1×** (2025). A home in Liverpool costs 5.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 47th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 37.1** (2025). Liverpool has a deprivation score of 37.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 9th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Liverpool 044A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 58.9** (2025). Liverpool 044A has a deprivation score of 58.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,090th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,835** (2021). Liverpool 044A had 1,835 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,854th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.2%** (January 2026). In Liverpool 044A, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 10.5%** (August 2026). In Liverpool 044A, 10.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## L8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £147,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L8 was £147,500 in 2025. 101st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,638** (2021). L8 had 34,638 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 669th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in L8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.1%** (January 2026). In L8, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool)
- Centre: 53.3908, -2.9699

Council: [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Liverpool Riverside](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-riverside): Kim Johnson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.9699,53.3908,L85XH

## How to cite

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