Housing in L22 8QX
What the homes in L22 8QX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterloo
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,490 (2024)
L22 8QXLiverpool
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.7%). Flats make up 45.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
42.3% of households in the L22 8QX area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.9% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented37.4%20.5%
- Social rented20.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 52.3% 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 (30.2%). 16% 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). 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 L22 8QX (Waterloo) (about 1,490 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.