Housing in L5 2ST
What the homes in L5 2ST are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkdale South & Vauxhall
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,159 (2024)
L5 2STLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (55.7%). Flats make up 13.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L5 2ST area is less than half that, at 22.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.3% of households against 20.5%. 11.3% own outright and 11.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented14.3%20.5%
- Social rented62.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 39.7% 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 21.8%. 23.2% 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 L5 2ST sits in (Kirkdale South & Vauxhall): about 2,159 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.