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 (IoD2019). It is home to around 486,088 residents at roughly 4,346 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 291st 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
15°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 15° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:34
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Liverpool Speke, United Kingdom
Crime
593 reported · July 2026▲ 10% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences243
- Anti-social behaviour69
- Public order52
- Shoplifting50
192 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
841 reported road collisions (2024)
164 killed or seriously injured · 1,013 casualties · 17.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 291 rated 4–5 ★ (215 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
£185,307 average▲ 7.2% YoY
Across Liverpool · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£909 average monthly rent▲ 5.7% YoY
- 1 bed £683
- 2 bed £834
- 3 bed £959
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (3.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (5 km)
34 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)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 4 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
49% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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
194 schools · 78,163 pupils
113 primary · 32 secondary · 49 other
Ofsted: 57 of 73 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)
169inspected 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
492 CQC-registered services
- Care homes86
- GP practices123
- Dentists103
- Homecare agencies109
- Hospitals & hospices22
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 13 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
470 applications decided
85.7% granted · 403 granted, 67 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Paula Barker
Labour
Liverpool Wavertree
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
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
18,085 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
6,204 jobs advertised · £41,010 avg
e.g. Roadside Technician - North West, Nursery Practitioner Level 3, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time
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
98% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 46% · Wind 45% · Biomass 6% · Gas 2%
15 gCO₂/kWh · very low 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 Wavertree:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership390 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership299 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s256 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office239 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Fund NHS access to Omaveloxolone for patients with Friedreich's Ataxia194 local signatures · 7,373 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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)