"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Liverpool.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Liverpool.

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 81243% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 67835% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 125115% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 57485% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 54758% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 1565% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 19839% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 53081% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 48290% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 54067% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 73260% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 93322% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 241147% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 96947% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 97041% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 24440% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 9116% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 3793% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 1625% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 27.23%Social rented 2013: 27.55%Social rented 2014: 27.34%Social rented 2015: 27.25%Social rented 2016: 26.89%Social rented 2017: 26.32%Social rented 2018: 26.02%Social rented 2019: 25.69%Social rented 2020: 25.35%Social rented 2021: 25.02%Private rented 2012: 24.99%Private rented 2013: 25.59%Private rented 2014: 26.30%Private rented 2015: 26.76%Private rented 2016: 26.78%Private rented 2017: 26.39%Private rented 2018: 25.98%Private rented 2019: 26.04%Private rented 2020: 26.30%Private rented 2021: 26.25%Owned outright 2012: 22.33%Owned outright 2013: 22.11%Owned outright 2014: 22.24%Owned outright 2015: 22.59%Owned outright 2016: 23.15%Owned outright 2017: 24.01%Owned outright 2018: 24.61%Owned outright 2019: 24.78%Owned outright 2020: 26.00%Owned outright 2021: 27.52%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 25.44%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 24.75%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 24.12%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 23.40%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 23.18%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 23.28%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 23.38%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 23.48%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 22.34%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 21.21%

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)010015050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£129 for Single room rentals.£71 for One bedroom rentals.£101 for Two bedroom rentals.£96 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Liverpool.

Dataset

House Prices
Liverpool
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kLiverpool 1995-12-01: 38000Liverpool 1996-03-01: 38500Liverpool 1996-06-01: 39000Liverpool 1996-09-01: 39950Liverpool 1996-12-01: 40000Liverpool 1997-03-01: 40000Liverpool 1997-06-01: 40250Liverpool 1997-09-01: 40367.5Liverpool 1997-12-01: 40250Liverpool 1998-03-01: 40450Liverpool 1998-06-01: 40000Liverpool 1998-09-01: 40000Liverpool 1998-12-01: 40000Liverpool 1999-03-01: 40995Liverpool 1999-06-01: 41995Liverpool 1999-09-01: 43000Liverpool 1999-12-01: 44000Liverpool 2000-03-01: 44950Liverpool 2000-06-01: 45950Liverpool 2000-09-01: 46000Liverpool 2000-12-01: 47500Liverpool 2001-03-01: 48472.5Liverpool 2001-06-01: 49500Liverpool 2001-09-01: 51000Liverpool 2001-12-01: 52000Liverpool 2002-03-01: 52500Liverpool 2002-06-01: 53000Liverpool 2002-09-01: 54950Liverpool 2002-12-01: 55000Liverpool 2003-03-01: 57000Liverpool 2003-06-01: 59836Liverpool 2003-09-01: 63000Liverpool 2003-12-01: 69950Liverpool 2004-03-01: 74000Liverpool 2004-06-01: 80000Liverpool 2004-09-01: 86500Liverpool 2004-12-01: 91000Liverpool 2005-03-01: 95000Liverpool 2005-06-01: 98000Liverpool 2005-09-01: 100000Liverpool 2005-12-01: 104995Liverpool 2006-03-01: 106000Liverpool 2006-06-01: 112000Liverpool 2006-09-01: 115000Liverpool 2006-12-01: 119000Liverpool 2007-03-01: 120000Liverpool 2007-06-01: 120000Liverpool 2007-09-01: 123000Liverpool 2007-12-01: 122500Liverpool 2008-03-01: 120699Liverpool 2008-06-01: 120000Liverpool 2008-09-01: 119950Liverpool 2008-12-01: 115000Liverpool 2009-03-01: 116375Liverpool 2009-06-01: 115000Liverpool 2009-09-01: 115000Liverpool 2009-12-01: 118000Liverpool 2010-03-01: 116000Liverpool 2010-06-01: 116000Liverpool 2010-09-01: 115000Liverpool 2010-12-01: 112000Liverpool 2011-03-01: 114250Liverpool 2011-06-01: 112000Liverpool 2011-09-01: 110000Liverpool 2011-12-01: 110500Liverpool 2012-03-01: 110000Liverpool 2012-06-01: 110000Liverpool 2012-09-01: 112000Liverpool 2012-12-01: 110000Liverpool 2013-03-01: 110000Liverpool 2013-06-01: 112995Liverpool 2013-09-01: 112000Liverpool 2013-12-01: 111000Liverpool 2014-03-01: 115000Liverpool 2014-06-01: 115000Liverpool 2014-09-01: 115000Liverpool 2014-12-01: 118000Liverpool 2015-03-01: 117500Liverpool 2015-06-01: 118995Liverpool 2015-09-01: 120000Liverpool 2015-12-01: 120000Liverpool 2016-03-01: 119500Liverpool 2016-06-01: 119950Liverpool 2016-09-01: 120000Liverpool 2016-12-01: 120000Liverpool 2017-03-01: 120000Liverpool 2017-06-01: 120000Liverpool 2017-09-01: 124000Liverpool 2017-12-01: 125000Liverpool 2018-03-01: 126500Liverpool 2018-06-01: 127500Liverpool 2018-09-01: 127000Liverpool 2018-12-01: 125000Liverpool 2019-03-01: 125000Liverpool 2019-06-01: 125500Liverpool 2019-09-01: 126995Liverpool 2019-12-01: 128000Liverpool 2020-03-01: 130000Liverpool 2020-06-01: 130000Liverpool 2020-09-01: 131500Liverpool 2020-12-01: 140000Liverpool 2021-03-01: 150000Liverpool 2021-06-01: 155000Liverpool 2021-09-01: 158000Liverpool 2021-12-01: 155100Liverpool 2022-03-01: 152000Liverpool 2022-06-01: 150000Liverpool 2022-09-01: 153000Liverpool 2022-12-01: 160000Liverpool 2023-03-01: 161000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Liverpool.

Dataset

Liverpool
01200400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Liverpool bed1: 565Liverpool bed2: 682Liverpool bed3: 758Liverpool bed4plus: 1064Liverpool room: 427Liverpool studio: 507Liverpool total: 664

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Liverpool, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Liverpool. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Liverpool. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Liverpool. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Liverpool.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people012500250003750050000Working-age 2023-06-30: 43195Working-age 2023-03-31: 43131Working-age 2022-12-31: 43300Working-age 2022-09-30: 43700Working-age 2022-06-30: 44452Working-age 2022-03-31: 44798Working-age 2021-12-31: 45847Working-age 2021-09-30: 46893Working-age 2021-06-30: 47522Working-age 2021-03-31: 48275Working-age 2020-12-31: 47769Working-age 2020-09-30: 47284Working-age 2020-06-30: 46820Working-age 2020-03-31: 42943Working-age 2019-12-31: 42324Working-age 2019-09-30: 41980Working-age 2019-06-30: 41750Working-age 2019-03-31: 41765Working-age 2018-12-31: 41782Working-age 2018-09-30: 41923Working-age 2018-06-30: 42170Working-age 2018-03-31: 42057Working-age 2017-12-31: 41925Working-age 2017-09-30: 42200Working-age 2017-06-30: 42344Working-age 2017-03-31: 42357Working-age 2016-12-31: 42876Working-age 2016-09-30: 43287Working-age 2016-06-30: 43622Working-age 2016-03-31: 43269Pensioners 2023-06-30: 21595Pensioners 2023-03-31: 21544Pensioners 2022-12-31: 21649Pensioners 2022-09-30: 21654Pensioners 2022-06-30: 21656Pensioners 2022-03-31: 21597Pensioners 2021-12-31: 21739Pensioners 2021-09-30: 21863Pensioners 2021-06-30: 21963Pensioners 2021-03-31: 21938Pensioners 2020-12-31: 22111Pensioners 2020-09-30: 22309Pensioners 2020-06-30: 22439Pensioners 2020-03-31: 22719Pensioners 2019-12-31: 22900Pensioners 2019-09-30: 23165Pensioners 2019-06-30: 23290Pensioners 2019-03-31: 23472Pensioners 2018-12-31: 23812Pensioners 2018-09-30: 24003Pensioners 2018-06-30: 24219Pensioners 2018-03-31: 24519Pensioners 2017-12-31: 24845Pensioners 2017-09-30: 25108Pensioners 2017-06-30: 25360Pensioners 2017-03-31: 25704Pensioners 2016-12-31: 26031Pensioners 2016-09-30: 26277Pensioners 2016-06-30: 26543Pensioners 2016-03-31: 26907