Housing in L31 2PH
What the homes in L31 2PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Maghull South West
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,436 (2024)
L31 2PHLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49%). Flats make up 21.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L31 2PH area is well above that, at 86%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.5% of households against 20.5%. 59.5% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned86%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented7.5%20.5%
- Social rented6%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 2.0 people living in it. 40.4% 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 30%. 15.5% 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 L31 2PH sits in (Maghull South West): about 1,436 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.