Postcode district · Liverpool
Who lives in L8
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in L8, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 56,204 (2024)
L8Postcode district · Liverpool
Who lives in L8
Residents
56,204
2024 estimate
Households
22,895
Census
Median age
31
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
16% / 10%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 13.3% of residents. 32.8% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 19.6% across England. 10.1% are 65 or over, well below the 18.4% across England.
L8England
0%
5%
10%
15%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.4% of residents are female and 49.6% male.
L8
50%
50%
England
- Female50.4%51%
- Male49.6%49%
Relationship status
Across England, 44.7% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; L8 is well below that, at 22.8%. 64.3% have never married.
L8England
Married or civil partnership22.8%44.7%
Never married64.3%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved6.8%9.1%
Separated2.2%2.2%
Widowed3.8%6.1%
How residents rate their health
Across England, 82.2% of residents describe their health as good or very good; L8 is broadly in line with that, at 79.1%.
L8
48%
31%
13%
England
- Very good47.6%48.5%
- Good31.4%33.7%
- Fair12.8%12.7%
- Bad6.1%4%
- Very bad2%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.