Housing in L8 9RT
What the homes in L8 9RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dingle
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,370 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (83.2%). Flats make up 12.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L8 9RT area is below that, at 54.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26% of households against 20.5%. 26.7% own outright and 27.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership3%1%
- Private rented26%20.5%
- Social rented16.8%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 2.0 people living in it. 40.8% 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 27.3%. 18.6% 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 9RT sits in (Dingle): about 1,370 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.