Housing in L37 7DF
What the homes in L37 7DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Formby Central & Freshfield South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
L37 7DFLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (48.8%). Flats make up 22.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L37 7DF area is above that, at 84.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.9% of households against 20.5%. 58.6% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented11.9%20.5%
- Social rented3.2%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 2.3 people living in it. 31% 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 21.8%. 19.8% 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 L37 7DF sits in (Formby Central & Freshfield South): about 1,486 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.