Housing in L21 8LY
What the homes in L21 8LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Seaforth South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,792 (2024)
L21 8LYLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (71.8%). Flats make up 14.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L21 8LY area is well below that, at 42.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.4% of households against 20.5%. 20.9% own outright and 21.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented25.4%20.5%
- Social rented30.4%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. 29.4% 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 20.3%. 28.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sefton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sefton, August 2026, +5.3% 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 L21 8LY sits in (Seaforth South): about 1,792 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.