Housing in L5 7RT
What the homes in L5 7RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkdale North
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,313 (2024)
L5 7RTLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (35.6%). Flats make up 32.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L5 7RT area is less than half that, at 20.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 33.3% of households against 20.5%. 12.8% own outright and 7.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned20.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented33.3%20.5%
- Social rented45.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 46% 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 31.3%. 20.3% 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 7RT sits in (Kirkdale North): about 2,313 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.