Housing in L17 3BB
What the homes in L17 3BB 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
- 1,626 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (35.8%). Flats make up 51.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L17 3BB area is well below that, at 32.9%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 48.6% of households against 20.5%. 18.8% own outright and 14% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented48.6%20.5%
- Social rented18.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 38.6% 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 29.4%. 11.4% 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 L17 3BB sits in (Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park): about 1,626 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.