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Affluence in Liverpool

How Liverpool ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Liverpool
Region
North West
Population
528,511 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Liverpool is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Liverpool scores 3.4 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (2.1 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.4/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 315 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability2.1
  • Older people in low-income households3.4
  • Employment3.4
  • Children in low-income families3.7
  • Income3.9
  • Crime4.0
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Living environment4.3
  • Barriers to housing and services8.3
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£42,148
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
17%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

48.5% of adults in Liverpool are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 16.8% are retired and 14.8% are full-time students.

LiverpoolEngland
Employee, full-time30.8%34.3%
Employee, part-time11.2%11.9%
Self-employed6.5%9.5%
Unemployed3.4%2.9%
Full-time student14.8%7.9%
Retired16.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled7.5%4.1%
Other4.1%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

25.2% of adults in Liverpool work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

LiverpoolEngland
Higher managerial & professional8.8%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional16.3%19.9%
Intermediate11.1%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.7%5.3%
Semi-routine11.5%11.3%
Routine13.2%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.6%8.5%
Full-time students14.5%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

30.7% of adults in Liverpool hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 22.3% have no qualifications.

LiverpoolEngland
Degree level or above30.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent20%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.6%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C8.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.4%5.3%
Other qualifications2.3%2.8%
No qualifications22.3%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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