Toxteth is an inner‑city ward immediately south of Liverpool city centre, shaped by 19th‑century dockland growth and a tight urban fabric of Georgian and Victorian terraces mixed with pockets of social housing. It sits close to green spaces such as Princes Park and Sefton Park, and its compact streets give a strong sense of place despite being so near the city core.
The area is culturally diverse, long home to a significant Afro‑Caribbean community and notable for its role in the social history of the city, including the 1981 unrest and the waves of community activism that followed. In recent years Toxteth has been a focus for community‑led regeneration and creative projects - the Granby Four Streets initiative, street art, community gardens and social enterprises have all helped to reshape the local economy and identity, even as challenges around deprivation and gentrification remain.
Postcode districts covering Toxteth
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Birkenhead 4 miles6.4 km
- St. Helens 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Wigan 17 miles27.3 km
- Warrington 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Southport 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Chester 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Chester Castle 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Wrexham 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Buckley 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Runcorn 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Widnes 10.1 miles16.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Princes Park Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Dingle Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Canning Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- City Centre South Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Arundel Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Edge Hill Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Festival Gardens Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Sefton Park Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Brownlow Hill Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Waterfront South Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Smithdown Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- City Centre North Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
Example postcodes in Toxteth
L8 8AE, L8 8NF, L8 5TP, L8 1TQ, L8 8BW, L8 3UQ, L8 1SU, L8 8HT, L8 8AH … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 6.2 miles10 km
- Manchester Airport 28.6 miles45.9 km
- Brunswick Dock 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Edge Hill Railway Station 1.1 miles1.7 km
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Schools in Toxteth
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Silas C of E Primary School Primary
- Windsor Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 1.2 miles1.9 km
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Maritime Mercantile City Historic site 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Anfield Stadium 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Prenton Park Stadium 3 miles4.9 km
- Goodison Park Stadium 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Aintree Racecourse Recreation 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Cheshire Oaks Shopping centre 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Cabin Hill National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.2 miles18 km
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 12.3 miles19.7 km