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Housing in L17 1AZ

What the homes in L17 1AZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park
Council
Liverpool
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,312 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (73.7%). Flats make up 95.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

L17 1AZEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached1.3%31.5%
Terraced1.9%23%
Purpose-built flat73.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house19.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

16.8% of households in the L17 1AZ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 12.5% own outright and 4.3% with a mortgage.

L17 1AZ
17%
24%
59%
England
  • Owned16.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented23.7%20.5%
  • Social rented59.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L17 1AZEngland
Owned outright12.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan4.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association58.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 66.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L17 1AZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.8%). 7.3% of households include dependent children.

L17 1AZEngland
Living alone, under 6637.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over28.4%12.8%
Couple, no children11%16.8%
Couple with dependent children3.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

LiverpoolEngland
All homes£913£1,459
One bedroom£686£1,195
Two bedrooms£837£1,335
Three bedrooms£963£1,489
Four or more£1,293£2,161
Detached£1,225£1,640
Semi-detached£1,008£1,449
Terraced£917£1,435
Flat or maisonette£786£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L17 1AZ (Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park) (about 1,312 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.

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