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Housing in L8 8JW

What the homes in L8 8JW 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
2,420 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35%). Flats make up 55.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

L8 8JWEngland
Detached3.9%22.9%
Semi-detached22.9%31.5%
Terraced17.7%23%
Purpose-built flat35%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house17.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

8.8% of households in the L8 8JW area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 3.5% own outright and 5.3% with a mortgage.

L8 8JW
33%
58%
England
  • Owned8.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented32.6%20.5%
  • Social rented58%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L8 8JWEngland
Owned outright3.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan5.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council9.2%8.3%
From a housing association48.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 45.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L8 8JWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.8%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

L8 8JWEngland
Living alone, under 6633.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children9.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.4%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 L8 8JW (Chinatown, St James & Georgian Quarter) (about 2,420 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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