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Housing in L7 5QT

What the homes in L7 5QT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Edge Hill
Council
Liverpool
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,883 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.9%). Flats make up 35.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

L7 5QTEngland
Detached5.9%22.9%
Semi-detached20.3%31.5%
Terraced37.9%23%
Purpose-built flat24.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.9% of households in the L7 5QT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 11.1% own outright and 20.9% with a mortgage.

L7 5QT
32%
24%
43%
England
  • Owned31.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented23.8%20.5%
  • Social rented43%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L7 5QTEngland
Owned outright11.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council5.4%8.3%
From a housing association37.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 44.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L7 5QTEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.8%). 19.8% of households include dependent children.

L7 5QTEngland
Living alone, under 6630.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.4%12.8%
Couple, no children10.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Liverpool

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Liverpool (August 2026, +5.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LiverpoolEngland
All homes£913£1,459
One bedroom£686£1,195
Two bedrooms£837£1,335
Three bedrooms£963£1,489
Four or more£1,293£2,161
Detached£1,225£1,640
Semi-detached£1,008£1,449
Terraced£917£1,435
Flat or maisonette£786£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L7 5QT (Edge Hill) (about 2,883 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.

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