Lime Grove, Toxteth, Liverpool, L8 0SL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding L8 0SL has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.5%	49.8%	6.3%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	56.5%	50.2%	-6.3%	49.0%	1.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around L8 0SL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	61.5%	56.9%	-4.6%	37.9%	19.0%
Married: Opposite sex	25.6%	34.7%	9.1%	44.2%	-9.5%
Separated	4.9%	1.2%	-3.7%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	5.6%	4.7%	-0.9%	9.1%	-4.4%
Widowed	2.3%	2.6%	0.3%	6.1%	-3.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.6%	52.2%	2.6%	48.4%	3.8%
Good health	34.6%	31.3%	-3.3%	33.6%	-2.3%
Fair health	11.2%	11%	-0.2%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	2.8%	3.7%	0.9%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%	1.2%	0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.6%	27.4%	3.8%	18.2%	9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.8%	7.7%	-4.1%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	10.1%	-2.7%	13.4%	-3.3%
Apprenticeship	1%	3%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	19.7%	7.4%	16.9%	2.8%
Degree or Similar	27.2%	30.2%	3.0%	33.8%	-3.6%
Other	11.3%	1.9%	-9.4%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.6%	3.5%	2.9%	1.1%	2.4%
Chinese	3.3%	1.2%	-2.1%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	1.7%	3%	1.3%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	2.7%	0.1%
Other Asian	2.6%	7.5%	4.9%	1.6%	5.9%
Black African	14.5%	15.3%	0.8%	2.5%	12.8%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	3.9%	0.9%	-3.0%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	3.3%	2.4%	0.8%	2.5%
Mixed White and African	3%	2.6%	-0.4%	0.4%	2.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	2.4%	1.3%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	3%	3.5%	0.5%	0.8%	2.7%
White	35.1%	35.7%	0.6%	81.4%	-45.7%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	17.8%	11.8%	-6.0%	0.6%	11.2%
Other	10.8%	6.3%	-4.5%	1.6%	4.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.5%	57.3%	2.8%	83.2%	-25.9%
European Union	8.7%	7.8%	-0.9%	6.1%	1.7%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	11.5%	9%	-2.5%	2.7%	6.3%
Middle East and Asia	24%	23.4%	-0.6%	5.6%	17.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.7%	57.3%	3.6%	83.2%	-25.9%
10+ Years	10.2%	17.4%	7.2%	9.8%	7.6%
5-10 Years	10.4%	7.5%	-2.9%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	15.6%	9.2%	-6.4%	2.2%	7.0%
Less than 2 years	10%	8.7%	-1.3%	1.9%	6.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.3%	76.7%	-11.4%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Romania	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	18.2%	13.5%	4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18%	37.2%	-19.2%
Christian	27.2%	46.2%	-19.0%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	44.5%	6.5%	38.0%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Lime Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lime Grove was 92.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.0% lower than the Arundel average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lime Grove has the 38th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Arundel and the 705th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£28,200

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in L8 0SL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lime Grove are based on 174 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Liverpool.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lime Grove, Toxteth, Liverpool, L8 0SL

Estimated Average Property Prices for L8 0SL

Average Price
£97,745

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£97,911

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£95,264

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lime Grove

Average Price
£91,391

Semi-Detached
£160,430

Terraced
£100,202

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£79,023

Other
£81,804

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lime GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Lime Grove, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£85,000	2024-03-28	£100,582
18 Lime Grove, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£95,000	2023-08-30	£109,483
76 Lime Grove, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£65,000	2021-05-27	£85,257
72 Lime Grove, Liverpool, Merseyside Other, an established residential building	£80,000	2021-01-06	£100,831
28 Lime Grove, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2014-01-10	£156,860

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L8 0SL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in L8 0SL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	83
Full-Time Employee	81
Looking after home or family	47
Part-Time Employee	47
Self-Employed	41
Other	36
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	35
Unemployed	24
Retired	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Education	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Administrative and support service activities	18
Other	12
Construction	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	845 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abercromby Nursery School Falkner Street , L8 7QA	3out of 4	1,380 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	3,289 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East Prescot Road Nursery School 86 East Prescot Road , L14 1PW	4out of 4	4,362 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsley Community School Eversley Street , L8 2TG	3out of 4	598 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Smithdown Primary School Chatsworth Drive , L7 6LJ	3out of 4	851 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School Earle Road , L7 6HE	3out of 4	927 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Silas Church of England Primary School High Park Street , Toxteth L8 3TP	4out of 4	1,101 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Clare's Catholic Primary School Garmoyle Close , L15 0DW	2out of 4	1,132 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Archbishop Blanch School 80 Earle Road , L7 6HQ	3out of 4	761 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College 1 Aigburth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AA	3out of 4	776 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Hilda's Church of England High School Croxteth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AL	3out of 4	876 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Belvedere Academy 17 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF	4out of 4	1,155 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool Dingle Vale , L8 9SJ	3out of 4	1,928 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Liverpool Mathematics School Sir Alastair Pilkington Building , Back Bedford Street L69 7SH	- not rated	1,734 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	1,897 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The City of Liverpool College Clarence Street , L3 5TP	- not rated	2,280 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT	- not rated	5,273 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Liverpool College Queen's Drive , Mossley Hill L18 8BG	3out of 4	2,261 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Princes School Selborne Street , L8 1YQ	4out of 4	777 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Belvedere Preparatory School 23 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF	- not rated	1,155 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christian Fellowship School Overbury Street , Edge Hill L7 3HL	- not rated	1,262 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Toxteth 115 Upper Warwick Street , Liverpool L8 8HD	- not rated	1,322 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Auckland College 65-67 Parkfield Road , L17 4LE	- not rated	1,615 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sista Sue's	190 Lodge Lane	202 yd
L’amicale	117 Lodge Lane	228 yd
SHEBA RESTAURANT	115 Lodge Lane	232 yd
Fresco	107 Lodge Lane	254 yd
Aleppo restaurant	103 Lodge Lane	262 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chaplins Bar	145 Lodge Lane	144 yd
The Boundary Pub	2A Smithdown Road	718 yd
The Ashdale	17 Lawrence Road	937 yd
Willow Bank	329 Smithdown Road	955 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eastern Kebab/Kays Shakes and Smoothies	149 Lodge Lane	144 yd
Tongs Fish and Chips	111 Lodge Lane	243 yd
Roman Pizza	85 Lodge Lane	324 yd
Kebabish Original	68 Lodge Lane	410 yd
Sham	43 Lodge Lane	472 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Granby Supermarket	81 - 83 Granby Street	774 yd
Asda	Asda Supermarket, 126 Smithdown Road	821 yd
Aldi	Aldi Supermarket, 281 Smithdown Road	890 yd
Co-Operative Retail Services	35 Lawrence Road	1,012 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tiber Football Centre Tiber Street	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	335 yd
Tiber Park (Closed) Coltart Road	grass pitches	348 yd
Unity Youth And Community Centre DOVE STREET	health and fitness suite	439 yd
Archbishop Blanch C Of E High School EARLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	683 yd
Bellerive Fcj Catholic College AIGBURTH DRIVE		747 yd
St Hildas Church Of England High School (Closed) Croxteth Drive		747 yd
The Methodist Centre BEACONSFIELD STREET		763 yd
Princes Park PRINCES PARK PRINCES PARK BELVIDERE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	873 yd
Sefton Park Cricket Club	grass pitches	1,068 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	123.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.