Housing in L5 5BD
What the homes in L5 5BD 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
- 1,084 (2024)
L5 5BDLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (41.9%). Flats make up 42.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L5 5BD area is less than half that, at 17.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.9% of households against 20.5%. 11.9% own outright and 5.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned17.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented32.9%20.5%
- Social rented49.7%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 1.9 people living in it. 46.6% 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 34.6%. 18.1% 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 5BD sits in (Kirkdale South & Vauxhall): about 1,084 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.