Housing in L15 5BE
What the homes in L15 5BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wavertree Penny Lane
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,572 (2024)
L15 5BELiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (78.8%). Flats make up 14.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L15 5BE area is broadly in line with that, at 64.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.9% of households against 20.5%. 29.3% own outright and 35.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented29.9%20.5%
- Social rented5.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.9% 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 21.8%. 23.3% 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 L15 5BE sits in (Wavertree Penny Lane): about 1,572 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.