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Housing in L22 3XJ

What the homes in L22 3XJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Waterloo
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,631 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.1%). Flats make up 40.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

L22 3XJEngland
Detached1.3%22.9%
Semi-detached7.7%31.5%
Terraced50.1%23%
Purpose-built flat13.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house19.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51% of households in the L22 3XJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 23.2% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.

L22 3XJ
51%
43%
England
  • Owned51%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented43%20.5%
  • Social rented6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L22 3XJEngland
Owned outright23.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent40.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association5.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 46.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L22 3XJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.6%). 18% of households include dependent children.

L22 3XJEngland
Living alone, under 6637.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sefton

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sefton (August 2026, +5.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SeftonEngland
All homes£938£1,459
One bedroom£622£1,195
Two bedrooms£814£1,335
Three bedrooms£993£1,489
Four or more£1,412£2,161
Detached£1,312£1,640
Semi-detached£1,015£1,449
Terraced£966£1,435
Flat or maisonette£742£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L22 3XJ (Waterloo) (about 1,631 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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