Housing in L8 5RD
What the homes in L8 5RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Toxteth
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,898 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (41%). Flats make up 28.5%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L8 5RD area is less than half that, at 23.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.5% of households against 20.5%. 13.8% own outright and 9.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned23.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented21.5%20.5%
- Social rented54.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 44.2% 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 29.4%. 20.6% 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 L8 5RD sits in (Toxteth): about 1,898 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.