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Housing in L3 6EN

What the homes in L3 6EN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pier Head
Council
Liverpool
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,677 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (86.4%). Flats make up 98.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

L3 6ENEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached0.3%31.5%
Terraced0.3%23%
Purpose-built flat86.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building11.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

21.9% of households in the L3 6EN area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 75.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 6.9% own outright and 15% with a mortgage.

L3 6EN
22%
75%
England
  • Owned21.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented75.1%20.5%
  • Social rented2.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L3 6ENEngland
Owned outright6.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent72%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association1.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 48.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L3 6ENEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (47.6%). 4.4% of households include dependent children.

L3 6ENEngland
Living alone, under 6647.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1.4%12.8%
Couple, no children26.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children3.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children0.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Liverpool

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Liverpool (August 2026, +5.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LiverpoolEngland
All homes£913£1,459
One bedroom£686£1,195
Two bedrooms£837£1,335
Three bedrooms£963£1,489
Four or more£1,293£2,161
Detached£1,225£1,640
Semi-detached£1,008£1,449
Terraced£917£1,435
Flat or maisonette£786£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L3 6EN (Pier Head) (about 2,677 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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