Dingle
vs Toxteth
Dingle has the younger population: 27% of residents are aged 15–29, against 26% in Toxteth. Homes in Dingle sold for a median of £155,000, 15% above Toxteth. Toxteth has more green space nearby (9% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Dingle has 11,923 residents in 5,621 households; Toxteth has 7,632 in 3,293. Dingle has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 5.3 percentage points more than Toxteth (Liverpool: 15%). Dingle has the higher share of people living alone: 42%, 2.2 percentage points more than Toxteth (Liverpool: 37%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Dingle and 44% in Toxteth. Dingle has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 25%, 8.5 percentage points more than Toxteth (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 £135,000 in Toxteth, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (9% and 9%). A typical postcode has 124 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dingle, and 171 in Toxteth. The typical postcode is 241 m from the nearest school in Dingle and 243 m in Toxteth. The typical postcode is 723 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dingle and 1,178 m in Toxteth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 83% of premises in Dingle and 94% in Toxteth.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 112 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Dingle and 104 in Toxteth, 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.
Toxteth is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 7,632 people in 3,293 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £135,000 over the past two years, 27% 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.
More comparisons.
Dingle and Toxteth next to other wards of Liverpool.