Festival Gardens
vs Sefton Park
Sefton Park has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Festival Gardens. Homes in Sefton Park sold for a median of £197,250, 11% above Festival Gardens. Sefton Park has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 20%).
People
Festival Gardens has 4,287 residents in 2,090 households; Sefton Park has 5,235 in 3,191. Festival Gardens has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 3.9 percentage points more than Sefton Park (Liverpool: 15%). Sefton Park has the higher share of people living alone: 59%, 17.3 percentage points more than Festival Gardens (Liverpool: 37%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Festival Gardens and 41% in Sefton Park. Festival Gardens has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 48%, 20.1 percentage points more than Sefton Park (Liverpool: 47%). Sefton Park has the higher share of private renting: 44%, 13.6 percentage points more than Festival Gardens (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £177,000 in Festival Gardens and £197,250 in Sefton Park, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
Sefton Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 4 percentage points more than Festival Gardens (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 104 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Festival Gardens, and 144 in Sefton Park. The typical postcode is 405 m from the nearest school in Festival Gardens and 441 m in Sefton Park. The typical postcode is 679 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Festival Gardens and 792 m in Sefton Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 76% of premises in Festival Gardens and 87% in Sefton Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 57 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Festival Gardens and 208 in Sefton Park, 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.
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.
Sefton Park is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 5,235 people in 3,191 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £197,250 over the past two years, 7% above the Liverpool median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 71% above the Liverpool average.
More comparisons.
Festival Gardens and Sefton Park next to other wards of Liverpool.