Housing in L1 8DS
What the homes in L1 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Albert Dock & Queen's Dock
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,394 (2024)
L1 8DSLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (97%). Flats make up 99.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L1 8DS area is less than half that, at 3.8%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 90.6% of households against 20.5%. 0.7% own outright and 3.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned3.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented90.6%20.5%
- Social rented5.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 37.4% 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 36.7%. 3.6% 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 8DS sits in (Albert Dock & Queen's Dock): about 1,394 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.