Housing in L32 1BY
What the homes in L32 1BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkby North East
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,931 (2024)
L32 1BYLiverpool
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (50%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
29.6% of households in the L32 1BY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 14.3% own outright and 15.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented19%20.5%
- Social rented50.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (24.5%). 39% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Knowsley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Knowsley (August 2026, +11.4% 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 L32 1BY (Kirkby North East) (about 1,931 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.