Housing in L32 2AE
What the homes in L32 2AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkby North West
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
L32 2AELiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (42%). Flats make up 18.4%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L32 2AE area is broadly in line with that, at 68.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.9% of households against 20.5%. 34% own outright and 34.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented8.9%20.5%
- Social rented21.1%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. 35.4% 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 19.5%. 19.6% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood L32 2AE sits in (Kirkby North West): about 1,549 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.