Housing in L6 8NU
What the homes in L6 8NU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairfield West & Newsham Park
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,156 (2024)
L6 8NULiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (47.2%). Flats make up 23.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L6 8NU area is below that, at 52.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 37% of households against 20.5%. 25.3% own outright and 27.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented37%20.5%
- Social rented9.1%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 2.3 people living in it. 34% 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 25.2%. 16.5% 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 L6 8NU sits in (Fairfield West & Newsham Park): about 1,156 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.