Festival Gardens
vs St Michaels
St Michaels has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Festival Gardens. Homes in St Michaels sold for a median of £270,000, 53% above Festival Gardens. Festival Gardens has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Festival Gardens has 4,287 residents in 2,090 households; St Michaels has 5,448 in 2,375. Festival Gardens has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 2.8 percentage points more than St Michaels (Liverpool: 15%). Festival Gardens has the higher share of people living alone: 42%, 7.6 percentage points more than St Michaels (Liverpool: 37%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Festival Gardens (39%) and terraced houses in St Michaels (67%). St Michaels has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 18.8 percentage points more than Festival Gardens (Liverpool: 47%). Festival Gardens has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 6.4 percentage points more than St Michaels (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £177,000 in Festival Gardens and £270,000 in St Michaels, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
Festival Gardens has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 4.1 percentage points more than St Michaels (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 104 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Festival Gardens, and 131 in St Michaels. The typical postcode is 405 m from the nearest school in Festival Gardens and 274 m in St Michaels. The typical postcode is 679 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Festival Gardens and 430 m in St Michaels. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 76% of premises in Festival Gardens and 97% in St Michaels.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 57 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Festival Gardens and 110 in St Michaels, 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.
St Michaels is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 5,448 people in 2,375 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £270,000 over the past two years, 46% above the Liverpool median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% above the Liverpool average.
More comparisons.
Festival Gardens and St Michaels next to other wards of Liverpool.