Housing in L4 4LY
What the homes in L4 4LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkdale North
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,764 (2024)
L4 4LYLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (50.9%). Flats make up 14.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L4 4LY area is below that, at 49.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.2% of households against 20.5%. 30.6% own outright and 19.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented20.2%20.5%
- Social rented29.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.6% 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 25.8%. 22.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Liverpool
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Liverpool, August 2026, +5.6% 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 L4 4LY sits in (Kirkdale North): about 1,764 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.