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Liverpool area guide

Who lives in Liverpool, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

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

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At a glance

What Liverpool is like

Liverpool is a city in the North West. It is home to about 528,511 people across 215,666 households. 47.6% of households own their home, 25.5% rent privately and 26.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 48.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Liverpool compares

Headline figures for Liverpool, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

3.4/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

9/ 10

Higher than most: 42.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

7.0/ 10

Very good: 2 stations within a mile, 30 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

91%

Rated good or better across 164 inspected schools in Liverpool.

Household incomeMore

£42,148

Average annual income before tax, higher than 17% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Liverpool differs most from the national average.

01
A student area
14.8% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
02
Higher crime than mostLook closer
42.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
03
A young populationPositive
25.4% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.
04
A big private rental marketPositive
25.5% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
05
A lot of social housingLook closer
26.1% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

Questions

Liverpool FAQs

Is Liverpool a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.4 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 42.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 9 of 10 nationally. 91% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10 (very good).

Is Liverpool safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around Liverpool, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 9 of 10.

Who lives in Liverpool?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 10% of residents. 47.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (37.3%).

How well connected is Liverpool?

Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10.

There are 30 bus stops within 800m and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 7.0 out of 10 (very good). The nearest station is Wavertree Technology Park Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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