L8 postcode area guide — Liverpool
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L8 postcode district in Liverpool — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is L8?
Broadband & internet speeds in L8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.2%
Gigabit-capable
78.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the L8 postcode district (Liverpool) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 704 postcodes Ofcom measures in L8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.3%.
Around 0% of premises in L8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in L8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L8 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| L8 0HA | 100% | 100% |
| L8 0PA | 100% | 100% |
| L8 0PY | 100% | 0% |
| L8 0PZ | 100% | 0% |
| L8 0QB | 100% | 100% |
| L8 0QD | 100% | 100% |
| L8 0QE | 96.3% | 92.6% |
| L8 0QF | 100% | 100% |
| L8 0QG | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Liverpool
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Liverpool district (236,964 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in L8
Police recorded 641 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 219 | 34.2% |
| Drugs | 117 | 18.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 | 9.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 56 | 8.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 39 | 6.1% |
| Other theft | 39 | 6.1% |
| Public order | 38 | 5.9% |
| Shoplifting | 31 | 4.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in L8
Based on 191 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L8 is £135,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£135,000).
Detached
£300,000
3 sales
Semi-detached
£204,000
11 sales
Terraced
£144,000
95 sales
Flat / maisonette
£110,000
76 sales
Latest recorded sales in L8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £87,500 | Terraced | Asbridge Street | L8 0UQ |
| 20 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Dovey Street | L8 8BT |
| 15 May 2026 | £305,000 | Terraced | Mill Street | L8 4RD |
| 5 May 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | South Grove | L8 9SU |
| 1 May 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Pickwick Street | L8 5TW |
| 1 May 2026 | £155,000 | Flat | Princes Avenue | L8 2TA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £60,000 | Terraced | Wendell Street | L8 0RQ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Arnold Crescent | L8 8NF |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £129,000 | Terraced | Longford Street | L8 9SD |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £42,000 | Flat | Upper Parliament Street | L8 7QE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Liverpool demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Liverpool district (486,088 residents, 207,491 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.1% |
| 15–29 | 31.7% |
| 30–44 | 18% |
| 45–64 | 18% |
| 65+ | 15.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 46.8% |
| Private rented | 26.2% |
| Social rented | 21.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around L8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Belvedere Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,182 | L8 3TF |
| King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool | Secondary | 11–18 | 940 | L8 9SJ |
| Kingsley Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 495 | L8 2TG |
| St Silas Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 358 | L8 3TP |
| Matthew Arnold Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 276 | L8 9UB |
| St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 264 | L8 4RP |
| Princes School | Not applicable | 2–11 | 251 | L8 1YQ |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 235 | L8 5UX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in L8
255 rated food businesses operate in L8. 88 hold the top rating of 5, 44 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abdallah & Sons, Abercromby Nursery School, Afro Caribbean & Friends Lunch Club, Arts Bar Baltic, Baltic Market.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L8
From a sample of 318 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 L8 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
15%
Band C
41%
Band D
29%
Band E
10%
Band F
4%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Liverpool
Landlines around L8 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.