Housing in L1 5EA
What the homes in L1 5EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chinatown, St James & Georgian Quarter
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,695 (2024)
L1 5EALiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (68.3%). Flats make up 73.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L1 5EA area is less than half that, at 9.7%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 42.5% of households against 20.5%. 4.7% own outright and 5% with a mortgage.
- Owned9.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented42.5%20.5%
- Social rented46.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 34.7%. 14.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Liverpool
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Liverpool, August 2026, +5.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood L1 5EA sits in (Chinatown, St James & Georgian Quarter): about 1,695 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.