Housing in L8 4RD
What the homes in L8 4RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Toxteth
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,850 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (61.1%). Flats make up 28%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L8 4RD area is less than half that, at 27%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.7% of households against 20.5%. 14.9% own outright and 12.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned27%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented21.7%20.5%
- Social rented49.5%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 2.1 people living in it. 43.7% 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 32.2%. 25.2% 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 L8 4RD sits in (Toxteth): about 1,850 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.