Housing in L7 7EA
What the homes in L7 7EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chinatown, St James & Georgian Quarter
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,003 (2024)
L7 7EALiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (44.5%). Flats make up 74.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L7 7EA area is less than half that, at 15.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.9% of households against 20.5%. 6.5% own outright and 9% with a mortgage.
- Owned15.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented32.9%20.5%
- Social rented50.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 60.2% 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 47.4%. 7.6% 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 L7 7EA sits in (Chinatown, St James & Georgian Quarter): about 3,003 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.