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L17 postcode area · Liverpool

The L17 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Liverpool. Area Scores range from 7 to 85 across them. Every full L17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L17 district contains both ends of the scale: West Allerton at 85 out of 100 (#1,019 of 6,856 in England) against Princes Park at 7, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £171,500 in Dingle to £400,000 in West Allerton — a 2.3× gap within the L17 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,075a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime79per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied53%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the L17 district

£270,000median home sold over the past year · +38.5% over 5 years · +10.2% over the year · 352 sales
Detached£452,500
Semi-detached£385,475
Terraced£286,000
Flat£178,750
Liverpool£182,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
West AllertonLiverpool 1,01985 £400,000
Mossley Hill EastLiverpool 1,44479 £310,000
Aigburth & GrassendaleLiverpool 1,69175 £320,000
St Michael's & OtterspoolLiverpool 4,31037 £290,000
Mossley Hill West & Sefton ParkLiverpool 4,48135 £225,000
Wavertree SouthLiverpool 5,37922 £175,000
DingleLiverpool 5,81115 £171,500
Princes ParkLiverpool 6,3737 £175,000

People living in L17 Census 2021

Residents63,154
Median age (est.)38
Density4,722per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above43%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 18%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 18%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 39%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Skilled trades6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 85%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 36% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in L17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L17 district.

Mossley Hill Wavertree

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L17.

L18 L15 L1 L8 L7 L73 L74 L19

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.