Housing in L32 8SU
What the homes in L32 8SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkby South East
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
L32 8SULiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (50.5%). Flats make up 21.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L32 8SU area is well below that, at 36.3%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.4% of households against 20.5%. 22.3% own outright and 14.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned36.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented16.4%20.5%
- Social rented46.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 41% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 32.7%. 24.1% 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 8SU sits in (Kirkby South East): about 1,480 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.