Garston
vs Speke
Speke has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Garston. Homes in Garston sold for a median of £200,000, 25% above Speke. Garston has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Garston has 11,765 residents in 5,222 households; Speke has 14,333 in 6,077. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (14% and 13%). Garston has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 2.6 percentage points more than Speke (Liverpool: 37%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Garston and 58% in Speke. Garston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 53%, 15.4 percentage points more than Speke (Liverpool: 47%). Garston has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 8.5 percentage points more than Speke (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Garston and £160,000 in Speke, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (16% and 16%). A typical postcode has 73 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Garston, and 44 in Speke. The typical postcode is 423 m from the nearest school in Garston and 392 m in Speke. The typical postcode is 690 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Garston and 2,179 m in Speke. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Garston and 90% in Speke.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 118 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Garston and 134 in Speke, 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.
Garston is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 11,765 people in 5,222 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Liverpool median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% above the Liverpool average.
Speke is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 14,333 people in 6,077 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £160,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Liverpool median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% above the Liverpool average.
More comparisons.
Garston and Speke next to other wards of Liverpool.