17,620

Households

White Brit. · 53%

Ethnicity

Christian · 39%

Religion

Among the most deprived

Avg IMD

£150,047

Median property price

700

Postcodes

17,620

Households

White Brit. · 53%

Ethnicity

Christian · 39%

Religion

Among the most deprived

Avg IMD

£150,047

Median property price

700

Postcodes

17,620

Households

White Brit. · 53%

Ethnicity

Christian · 39%

Religion

Among the most deprived

Avg IMD

£150,047

Median property price

700

Postcodes

Sold prices in L8

England & Wales

Property sales · L8

HM Land Registry · L8

Average price

£159,912

YoY: -2.4%

Median price: £146,095

View district L8

Recent sale price trend

Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 5 sales · avg £148,500

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£250k£185k£120k

Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

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Overview of L8

Coordinates53.3899, -2.9638

Postcodes

700

Population (Census)

39,937

Households (Census)

17,620

Demographics in L8

Ethnicity

Total residents: 39,945

White Brit.52.6%

African8.8%

Other ethnic group: Arab7.1%

Other White5.9%

Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.2%

+ 11 other groups · 21.5%

Religion

Total residents: 39,976

Christian39.2%

No religion30.0%

Muslim22.3%

Not answered6.4%

+ other · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 39,937

25–3419.2%

35–4919.0%

50–6414.6%

20–2412.3%

16–196.8%

+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%

Households

Total households: 17,620

Other34.4%

Any member 66+10.3%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%

Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%

Cohabiting couple family: No children8.5%

+ 8 other households · 28.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for L8

Area IMD profile

This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.

Among the most deprived

Mean decile 1.65 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.65 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).