Housing in L8 7LY
What the homes in L8 7LY 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
- 1,097 (2024)
L8 7LYLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (50.5%). Flats make up 89%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L8 7LY area is less than half that, at 8.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.3% of households against 20.5%. 3.8% own outright and 4.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned8.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented23.3%20.5%
- Social rented66.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 64.2% 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 55.2%. 6.1% 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 7LY sits in (Chinatown, St James & Georgian Quarter): about 1,097 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.