Liverpool
Liverpool is a town or village in Merseyside, England. It has 54 bus stops and Wavertree Technology Park railway station is 0.1 km away. The area offers 3 GPs & clinics, 6 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 26 restaurants & cafés. There were around 572 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 2 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Liverpool is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 486,088 residents at roughly 4,346 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 290th of 294 English council areas — better than 1% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 7° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:36
9h 22m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Liverpool Speke, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
545 reported · August 2026▼ 4% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences219
- Anti-social behaviour57
- Public order55
- Drugs46
180 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Old Swan West · Merseyside
Local policing priorities
- Retail crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
853 reported road collisions (2025)
212 killed or seriously injured · 1,130 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 282 rated 4–5 ★ (205 top)
- 55 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Wavertree Technology Park (0.1 km)
- 54 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wavertree Technology Park (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£188,427 average▲ 4.7% YoY
Across Liverpool · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£913 average monthly rent▲ 5.6% YoY
- 1 bed £686
- 2 bed £837
- 3 bed £963
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
4.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 4.7 times median annual pay (4.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
4,446 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (3.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (5 km)
24 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Liverpool Shopping Park (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms3
- Sports pitches76
- Playgrounds14
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
486,088 residents in Liverpool · 4,346/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 68%
- 65+: 15%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK43,114
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK46,319
- Net moves−3,205
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 12 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
37% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,674 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (59% of 241,830)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
195 schools · 77,952 pupils
114 primary · 32 secondary · 49 other
Ofsted: 57 of 73 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)
168 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High SchoolOutstanding
- Archbishop Beck Catholic CollegeGood
- Broughton Hall Catholic High SchoolGood
- Calderstones SchoolGood
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High SchoolGood
- Childwall Sports & Science AcademyGood
- King David High SchoolGood
- St John Bosco Arts CollegeGood
- St Margaret's Church of England AcademyGood
- The Academy of St NicholasGood
- The Blue Coat SchoolGood
- West Derby SchoolGood
- Alsop High SchoolRequires improvement
- Dixons Fazakerley AcademyRequires improvement
- Gateacre SchoolRequires improvement
- Notre Dame Catholic AcademyRequires improvement
- St Francis Xavier's Catholic AcademyRequires improvement
- The Academy of St Francis of AssisiRequires improvement
- Dixons Croxteth AcademyInadequate
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy
- Holly Lodge Girls' College
- King's Leadership Academy Wavertree
- King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
- North Liverpool Academy
- Purple Ruler
- St Edward's College
- St Hilda's Church of England High School
- St Julie's Catholic High School
- The Belvedere Academy
- The Studio School Liverpool
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Liverpool
Care & health services
493 CQC-registered services
- Care homes88
- GP practices123
- Dentists105
- Homecare agencies106
- Hospitals & hospices22
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 12 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Liverpool
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 131 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
489 applications decided
85.9% granted · 420 granted, 69 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Ian Byrne
Labour
Liverpool West Derby
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 56
- LD 13
- Grn 4
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools23
- GPs & clinics6
- Pharmacies7
- Supermarkets8
- Parks & greens105
- Restaurants & cafés62
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
18,580 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
4,619 jobs advertised · £42,489 avg
e.g. Teaching Assistant, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Electrical Design Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£727 median full-time weekly pay
5.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£19,871 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 294,039 certificates
14.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
51% low-carbon electricity
Gas 47% · Nuclear 25% · Wind 20% · Solar 6%
185 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 81.1 yrs women · 77.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 56.7 women · 55.8 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.1
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
14 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in L13
- Rathbone Hospital
- Rock Court Surgery
- Old Swan Health Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Liverpool West Derby:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth279 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND229 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK110 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after109 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases104 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Wavertree Technology Park railway station · 0.1 kmWavertree Technology Park railway station serves the Wavertree suburb of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England. It lies at the western end of Olive Mount cutting, on the original Liverpool-Manchester line. Services are op…
Olive Mount chord · 0.3 kmThe Olive Mount chord in Liverpool, England, is a 300-metre stretch of railway track between Olive Mount Junction, in Olive Mount cutting, and Edge Lane Junction that provides access to the Canada Dock Branch.
Wavertree Technology Park · 0.3 kmWavertree Technology Park is a technology park in the Wavertree area of Liverpool, England between the city centre and the M62 motorway. It comprises single storey parades of pavilion-style office units.
Liverpool Shopping Park · 0.4 kmLiverpool Shopping Park is an out of town retail park located in Edge Lane, Liverpool, England. It is the biggest retail park in Liverpool, overtaking the New Mersey Retail Park in Speke, and has the world's largest L…
- Edge Lane railway station · 0.5 km
Edge Lane railway station was on the Canada Dock Branch in Liverpool, England.
- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust · 0.6 km
The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust was an NHS Trust in Liverpool. It managed the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and Liverpool University Dental Hospital.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)