Housing in L23 8UP
What the homes in L23 8UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blundellsands
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,383 (2024)
L23 8UPLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (30.2%). Flats make up 39.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L23 8UP area is above that, at 74.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.1% of households against 20.5%. 44.8% own outright and 29.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented22.1%20.5%
- Social rented3.4%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 2.2 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.3%. 20% 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 L23 8UP sits in (Blundellsands): about 1,383 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.