Dingle
vs Festival Gardens
Dingle has the younger population: 27% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Festival Gardens. Homes in Festival Gardens sold for a median of £177,000, 14% above Dingle. Festival Gardens has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Dingle has 11,923 residents in 5,621 households; Festival Gardens has 4,287 in 2,090. Festival Gardens has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 4.8 percentage points more than Dingle (Liverpool: 15%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (42% and 42%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Dingle (43%) and flats in Festival Gardens (39%). Festival Gardens has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 48%, 23.6 percentage points more than Dingle (Liverpool: 47%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (30% and 30%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £155,000 in Dingle and £177,000 in Festival Gardens, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
Festival Gardens has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 11.5 percentage points more than Dingle (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 124 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dingle, and 104 in Festival Gardens. The typical postcode is 241 m from the nearest school in Dingle and 405 m in Festival Gardens. The typical postcode is 723 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dingle and 679 m in Festival Gardens. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 83% of premises in Dingle and 76% in Festival Gardens.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 112 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Dingle and 57 in Festival Gardens, against 143 across Liverpool. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Dingle is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 11,923 people in 5,621 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £155,000 over the past two years, 16% below the Liverpool median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% below the Liverpool average.
Festival Gardens is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 4,287 people in 2,090 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £177,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Liverpool median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% above the Liverpool average.
More comparisons.
Dingle and Festival Gardens next to other wards of Liverpool.