Dickens Street is in Liverpool and in Liverpool district. L8 8BU is located in the Riverside electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Liverpool, Riverside. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Dickens Street, Liverpool, L8 8BU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: L8 8AW, L8 8AN, L8 5TL, L8 8AY, L8 5TJ, L8 8LF, L8 8DD, L8 6RF, L8 5TW.

Dickens Street Report

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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for L8 8BU

Average Price
£120,254
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£120,254
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dickens Street

Average Price
£97,819
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
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 2023
8 - 10 Dickens Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£90,0002018-08-31 £120,254

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Abercromby Nursery School
Falkner Street, L8 7QA 		1,212 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chatham Place Nursery School
139 Earle Road, L7 6HD 		2,252 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Everton Nursery School and Family Centre
Spencer Street, L6 2WF 		3,400 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Somerville Nursery School
Brentwood Street, CH44 4BB 		5,328 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Upper Hill Street, L8 5UX 		305 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Upper Essex Street, L8 6QB 		373 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Windsor Community Primary School
Upper Hill Street, Toxteth L8 8JE 		402 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Silas Church of England Primary School
High Park Street, Toxteth L8 3TP 		677 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Cleopas' Church of England Junior Mixed and Infant School
Beresford Road, L8 4RP 		960 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
41 Greenland Street, L1 0BS 		862 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Studio School Liverpool
41 Greenland Street, L1 0BS 		862 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Belvedere Academy
17 Belvidere Road, Princes Park L8 3TF 		1,119 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
1 Aigburth Drive, Sefton Park L17 3AA 		1,666 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Dingle Vale, L8 9SJ 		1,684 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street, L1 9HF 		1,172 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Liverpool Mathematics School
Sir Alastair Pilkington Building, Back Bedford Street L69 7SH 		1,477 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe City of Liverpool College
Clarence Street, L3 5TP 		1,784 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus, Conway Park CH41 4NT 		3,749 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Liverpool College
Queen's Drive, Mossley Hill L18 8BG 		3,502 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedProgress Schools - Toxteth
115 Upper Warwick Street, Liverpool L8 8HD 		339 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Belvedere Preparatory School
23 Belvidere Road, Princes Park L8 3TF 		1,119 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCities in Schools at Unit 302
Queens Dock Commercial Centre, Norkfolk Street L1 0BG 		1,178 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts
Mount Street, L1 9HF 		1,204 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Princes School
Selborne Street, L8 1YQ 		1,280 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Squash112 - 114 Windsor Street253 yd
L8cafe ltd90 North Hill Street348 yd
Ethiopian Coffee7 Admiral Street366 yd
Rayrayz173 Park Road452 yd
Crawford House Community Partnership2 Gwent Street580 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Mosley Arms156 Mill Street357 yd
The Empress93 High Park Street552 yd
The Anglesea34 - 36 Beresford Road680 yd
Baltic MarketBaltic Market Stanhope Street813 yd
Peter Kavanagh2 - 6 Egerton Street850 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
kevins56 Park Road141 yd
Mr Pizza168 Windsor Street166 yd
Crème De La Hemp162 Windsor Street167 yd
The kebab shop119 Windsor Street211 yd
Chiu's145 Park Road376 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco Superstore, 215 Park Road617 yd
Granby Supermarket81 - 83 Granby Street983 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 suite304 yd
Lifestyles Park Road
STEBLE STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool366 yd
Admiral Street Recreation Ground
Admiral Street 		grass pitches371 yd
Lifestyles Toxteth (Closed)
Upper Hill Street 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts388 yd
St Margaret Of Antioch C Of E Primary School (Closed)
Upper Hampton Street 		grass pitches797 yd
The Methodist Centre
BEACONSFIELD STREET 		864 yd
Pure Gym (Liverpool Brunswick)
Sefton Street 		health and fitness suite881 yd
The Belvedere Academy
BELVIDERE ROAD 		health and fitness suite978 yd
Belvedere Community Activity Centre (The Belve)
89-91 89-91 MILES STREET 		982 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

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

Safety

Is Dickens Street dangerous?

In 2023, 824 crimes were reported near Dickens Street . Only 11% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of L8 8BU.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 824
Violence And Sexual Offences 351
Public Order 110
Criminal Damage And Arson 79
Anti Social Behaviour 74
Drugs 67
Other Theft 42
Vehicle Crime 28
Burglary 25
Other Crime 13
Robbery 11
Bicycle Theft 10
Possession Of Weapons 9
Theft From The Person 3
Shoplifting 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of L8 8BU.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Barkiss Close235 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Police Station485 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near North Hill Street339 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Gwendoline Street373 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Gwendoline Street373 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Gwendoline Street373 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near North Hill Street339 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Maud Street469 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parkland Close530 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Pickwick Street109 yd

Employment

L8 8BU area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in L8 8BU 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 Employee50
Part-Time Employee23
Student (economically inactive)22
Retired18
Looking after home or family18
Self-Employed14
Unemployed11
Long-Term Sick or disabled10
Other9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles18
Accommodation and food service activities12
Human health and social work activities12
Administrative and support service activities7
Other6
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Education6
Manufacturing4
Information and communication4
Transport and storage4
Construction2
Financial and insurance activities2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female127
Male100

Partnership Status

Single89
Married: Opposite sex65
Separated2
Divorced10
Widowed6

Health

Very good health112
Good health62
Fair health34
Bad health15
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications69
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 19
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 20
Degree or Similar 36
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Pakistani5
Other Asian10
Black African5
Black Caribbean3
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other7
White124
Arab52
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom154
European Union17
Africa6
Middle East and Asia48
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK154
10+ Years16
5-10 Years31
2-5 Years13
Less than 2 years13

Passport Held

United Kingdom173
Ireland4
Portugal2
Spain1
Romania6
Other EU countries5
North Africa4
Middle East4
Southern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held25

Religion

No religion36
Christian100
Jewish2
Muslim72
Not answered15
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