Housing in L15 8HH
What the homes in L15 8HH 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
- 1,662 (2024)
L15 8HHLiverpool
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (46.5%). Flats make up 28.2%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.7% of households in the L15 8HH area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 30.1% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented31.5%20.5%
- Social rented6.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24%). 22.6% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L15 8HH (Wavertree Penny Lane) (about 1,662 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.