Liverpool
Liverpool is a city in Merseyside, England, with a population of around 496,770. It has 4 GP surgeries, 6 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and around 33 restaurants and cafés, with 53 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Wavertree Technology Park, 0.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £228,364. There were around 1,690 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Liverpool area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Liverpool area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 486,088 residents at roughly 4,346 people per km².
- Council
- Liverpool
- County
- Merseyside
- Constituency
- Liverpool, Wavertree
- Police force
- Merseyside
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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 40% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:32
9h 14m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, 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
1872 reported · August 2026▲ 1% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences547
- Drugs424
- Shoplifting212
- Public order170
1288 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Brownlow Hill · Merseyside
Local policing priorities
- We are responding to community concerns linked to drug and alcohol related anti social behaviour in the ward. Over the last month we are…
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
- 298 rated 4–5 ★ (246 top)
- 22 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Liverpool Lime Street (0.3 km)
- 118 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Liverpool Lime Street (0.4 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 (2.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (1.4 km)
24 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Vauxhall, Marybone (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres5
- Gyms9
- Sports pitches38
- Playgrounds7
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
- 665 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
Kim Johnson
Labour
Liverpool Riverside
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
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
- Schools16
- GPs & clinics10
- Pharmacies9
- Supermarkets15
- Parks & greens165
- Restaurants & cafés463
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
77% low-carbon electricity
Wind 51% · Nuclear 26% · Gas 20% · Imports 3%
78 gCO₂/kWh · 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
18 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in L3
- Brownlow At Marybone
- Brook Advisory Centre
- Primary Care Cardiology Serv
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Liverpool Riverside:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth187 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND174 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements131 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK103 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks95 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- County Sessions House, Liverpool · 0.1 km
The County Sessions House is a former courthouse in Liverpool, England. It stands at the top of William Brown Street and is adjacent to the Walker Art Gallery, the Steble Fountain and Wellington's Column. It now provi…
- South Scotland (Liverpool ward) · 0.1 km
South Scotland is a defunct Liverpool electoral ward. It was created in the late 19th century following the division of the original Scotland ward and existed until the 20th century.
Wellington's Column · 0.1 kmWellington's Column, or the Waterloo Memorial, is a monument to the Duke of Wellington standing on the corner of William Brown Street and Lime Street in Liverpool, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List…
- Walker Art Gallery · 0.1 km
The Walker Art Gallery is a Grade II* listed art gallery in Liverpool which houses one of the largest art collections in England outside London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group.
- 1922 UCI Road World Championships · 0.1 km
The 1922 UCI Road World Championships was the second edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. The championships took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Th…
- Liverpool Coach Station · 0.1 km
Liverpool Coach Station was a major coach station in Liverpool, England which offered services to 122 destinations throughout the United Kingdom provided by National Express. It opened in November 1994 and was closed…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Liverpool with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Liverpool?
- Liverpool is a town in Merseyside, England, in the Liverpool local authority.
- What is the population of Liverpool?
- Liverpool has an approximate settlement population of 496,770.
- How deprived is Liverpool?
- The Liverpool local authority, which includes Liverpool, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.