Dickens Street, Liverpool, L8 5TR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding L8 5TR 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	50.4%	49.8%	-0.6%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	49.6%	50.2%	0.6%	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 5TR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.4% 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	50.7%	57.4%	6.7%	37.9%	19.5%
Married: Opposite sex	23.6%	26%	2.4%	44.2%	-18.2%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	5.2%	2.6%	-2.6%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	9.6%	8.9%	-0.7%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	10.5%	4.3%	-6.2%	6.1%	-1.8%

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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	36.9%	43%	6.1%	48.4%	-5.4%
Good health	20.9%	27.2%	6.3%	33.6%	-6.4%
Fair health	21.6%	15.6%	-6.0%	12.7%	2.9%
Bad health	13.4%	9.9%	-3.5%	4.0%	5.9%
Very bad health	7.1%	4.3%	-2.8%	1.2%	3.1%

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.

In the area around L8 5TR this area, 33.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	54.6%	33.9%	-20.7%	18.2%	15.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.4%	8.5%	-2.9%	9.6%	-1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.2%	12.7%	3.5%	13.4%	-0.7%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	3%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	11.9%	3.2%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	13.1%	26.7%	13.6%	33.8%	-7.1%
Other	2.2%	3.4%	1.2%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.1% 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)
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	2.6%	5.3%	2.7%	2.5%	2.8%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	4.5%	1%	-3.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	81.3%	65.1%	-16.2%	81.4%	-16.3%
Arab	6.7%	10.2%	3.5%	0.6%	9.6%
Other	0.7%	10.9%	10.2%	1.6%	9.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.8%	80.2%	-11.6%	83.2%	-3.0%
European Union	0.4%	2%	1.6%	6.1%	-4.1%
Africa	3.4%	2.6%	-0.8%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.7%	14.9%	11.2%	5.6%	9.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	1.3%	-1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.3%	80.2%	-10.1%	83.2%	-3.0%
10+ Years	0.7%	5.9%	5.2%	9.8%	-3.9%
5-10 Years	0.4%	5.6%	5.2%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	2.6%	8.3%	5.7%	2.2%	6.1%
Less than 2 years	6%	0%	-6.0%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.4%	76.7%	0.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
No passport held	17.4%	13.5%	3.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.2%	37.2%	-11.0%
Christian	38.7%	46.2%	-7.5%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	25.5%	6.5%	19.0%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Dickens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dickens Street was 75.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 37.4% lower than the Dingle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dickens Street has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Dingle and the 739th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 53.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.8%.

🔎 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. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,500

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in L8 5TR, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Dickens Street are based on 3 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 Dickens Street, Liverpool, L8 5TR

Estimated Average Property Prices for L8 5TR

Average Price
£93,996

Semi-Detached
£93,996

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dickens Street

Average Price
£114,449

Semi-Detached
£99,761

Terraced
£143,825

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dickens Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Dickens Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£105,000	2022-08-10	£120,634
4 Dickens Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£21,000	2002-11-22	£78,888

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L8 5TR

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in L8 5TR 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

Full-Time Employee	63
Long-Term Sick or disabled	39
Retired	29
Student (economically inactive)	25
Looking after home or family	21
Part-Time Employee	19
Unemployed	16
Other	11
Self-Employed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Education	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	5
Other	4
Manufacturing	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Construction	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Information and communication	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abercromby Nursery School Falkner Street , L8 7QA	3out of 4	1,096 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	2,230 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	3,260 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerville Nursery School Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB	3out of 4	5,216 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Upper Hill Street , L8 5UX	4out of 4	151 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Community Primary School Upper Hill Street , Toxteth L8 8JE	4out of 4	312 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Upper Essex Street , L8 6QB	1out of 4	521 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Silas Church of England Primary School High Park Street , Toxteth L8 3TP	4out of 4	785 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lipa Primary and High School Upper Duke Street , L1 7BT	3out of 4	1,031 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC 41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS	3out of 4	732 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Studio School Liverpool 41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS	3out of 4	732 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Belvedere Academy 17 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF	4out of 4	1,244 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College 1 Aigburth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AA	3out of 4	1,754 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool Dingle Vale , L8 9SJ	3out of 4	1,834 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
LIPA Sixth Form College Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	1,021 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Liverpool Mathematics School Sir Alastair Pilkington Building , Back Bedford Street L69 7SH	- not rated	1,341 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The City of Liverpool College Clarence Street , L3 5TP	- not rated	1,633 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT	- not rated	3,687 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	3,592 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Progress Schools - Toxteth 115 Upper Warwick Street , Liverpool L8 8HD	- not rated	297 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	1,053 yd	Higher education institutions	No	Mixed	More About School
Cities in Schools at Unit 302 Queens Dock Commercial Centre , Norkfolk Street L1 0BG	- not rated	1,061 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Princes School Selborne Street , L8 1YQ	4out of 4	1,227 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Belvedere Preparatory School 23 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF	- not rated	1,244 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
Squash	112 - 114 Windsor Street	140 yd
L8cafe ltd	90 North Hill Street	461 yd
Ethiopian Coffee	7 Admiral Street	482 yd
Sedpraiz Naija Kitchen	Crawford House Upper Warwick Street	548 yd
Crawford House Community Partnership	2 Gwent Street	552 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Mosley Arms	156 Mill Street	345 yd
The Empress	93 High Park Street	642 yd
Baltic Market	Baltic Market Stanhope Street	701 yd
Peter Kavanagh	2 - 6 Egerton Street	712 yd
Dockleaf Filter Bay	Dockleaf, Cains Brewery Village Stanhope Street	756 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crème De La Hemp	162 Windsor Street	188 yd
kevins	56 Park Road	191 yd
The kebab shop	119 Windsor Street	195 yd
Mr Pizza	168 Windsor Street	199 yd
Hot and spicy / shuga shuga	124 North Hill Street	479 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Superstore, 215 Park Road		768 yd
Granby Supermarket	81 - 83 Granby Street		950 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Toxteth Firefit Hub TOXTETH FIRE FIT HUB TOXTETH FIRE FIT HUB UPPER WARWICK STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	216 yd
Lifestyles Toxteth (Closed) Upper Hill Street	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	296 yd
Admiral Street Recreation Ground Admiral Street	grass pitches	504 yd
Lifestyles Park Road STEBLE STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	510 yd
St Margaret Of Antioch C Of E Primary School (Closed) Upper Hampton Street	grass pitches	682 yd
The Methodist Centre BEACONSFIELD STREET		861 yd
Pure Gym (Liverpool Brunswick) Sefton Street	health and fitness suite	942 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	0.0%

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%

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

Overview of L8 5TR