L7 postcode area · Liverpool

The L7 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Liverpool. Area Scores range from 0 to 48 across them. Every full L7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the L7 district: Central & Islington scores 48 out of 100 (#3,535 of 6,856 nationally) while Toxteth Park sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 48 points apart on the index. 7 of the 8 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £100,000 in Toxteth Park to £175,000 in Wavertree South — a 1.8× gap within the L7 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£30,377a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime216per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)24
Owner-occupied23%

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 L7 district

£143,500median home sold over the past year · +29.3% over 5 years · +6.4% over the year · 108 sales
Detached£300,000
Semi-detached£180,000
Terraced£135,000
Flat£107,000
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
Central & IslingtonLiverpool 3,53548 £135,000
Edge HillLiverpool 5,02327 £148,500
Wavertree SouthLiverpool 5,37922 £175,000
Chinatown, St James & Georgian QuarterLiverpool 5,90714 £147,500
Wavertree WestLiverpool 6,4626 £135,000
KensingtonLiverpool 6,5035 £136,500
Fairfield West & Newsham ParkLiverpool 6,7641 £145,000
Toxteth ParkLiverpool 6,8051 £100,000

People living in L7 Census 2021

Residents83,732
Median age (est.)24
Density7,795per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van56%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 40%25–44 27%45–64 14%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 12%Mortgage/shared: 11%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 46%
Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 11%Social rent 31%Private rent 46%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 12%Other: 21%
One person 42%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 12%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Elementary 18% · Sales & customer service 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Elementary18%
Sales & customer service13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades6%
Managers & directors6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 64%Asian: 13%Black: 9%Mixed: 6%Other: 8%
White 64%Asian 13%Black 9%Mixed 6%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · No religion 36% · Muslim 15%

Born outside the UK: 30%

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 L7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L7 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L7.

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.