Benson Street is in Liverpool and in Liverpool district. L1 2SS is located in the Central electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Liverpool, Riverside. This postcode has been in use since 2005-08-01.
StreetScan combines information about Benson Street, Liverpool, L1 2SS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: L3 5SD, L1 2ST, L3 5SH, L1 4EF, L1 2SR, L3 5SX, L1 2SA, L1 2SJ, L3 5RY.

Benson Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Benson Street are based on 143 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Liverpool.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for L1 2SS

Average Price
£172,164
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£172,092
Other
£179,361

Estimated Average Property Prices for Benson Street

Average Price
£173,244
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Benson Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
109 Benson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£155,0002023-09-22 £153,938
115 Benson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£155,0002023-09-20 £153,938
145 Benson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£167,0002023-04-19 £170,411
133 Benson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£150,0002023-04-03 £153,063
33 Benson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£85,0002023-02-24 £85,235

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Abercromby Nursery School
Falkner Street, L8 7QA 		1,132 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Everton Nursery School and Family Centre
Spencer Street, L6 2WF 		1,828 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chatham Place Nursery School
139 Earle Road, L7 6HD 		2,600 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Somerville Nursery School
Brentwood Street, CH44 4BB 		4,208 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cambridge Nursery School
Cambridge Road, Bootle L20 9LQ 		5,109 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Pleasant Street Primary School
Pleasant Street, L3 5TS 		233 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Nicholas's Catholic Primary School
Orthes Street, L3 5XF 		523 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Pitt Street, L1 5BY 		649 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lipa Primary and High School
Upper Duke Street, L1 7BT 		650 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Fontenoy Street, L3 2DU 		1,115 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
41 Greenland Street, L1 0BS 		1,180 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Studio School Liverpool
41 Greenland Street, L1 0BS 		1,180 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4North Liverpool Academy
120 Heyworth Street, L5 0SQ 		2,499 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Archbishop Blanch School
80 Earle Road, L7 6HQ 		2,512 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
2out of 4Notre Dame Catholic College
180 Great Homer Street, L5 5AF 		2,569 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe City of Liverpool College
Clarence Street, L3 5TP 		296 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street, L1 9HF 		698 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Liverpool Mathematics School
Sir Alastair Pilkington Building, Back Bedford Street L69 7SH 		806 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus, Conway Park CH41 4NT 		3,454 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHugh Baird College
Balliol Road, L20 7EW 		5,032 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Liverpool College
Queen's Drive, Mossley Hill L18 8BG 		4,770 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLiverpool John Moores University
Egerton Court, 2 Rodney Street L3 5UX 		306 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts
Mount Street, L1 9HF 		668 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Liverpool
The Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill L69 7ZX 		795 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCities in Schools at Unit 302
Queens Dock Commercial Centre, Norkfolk Street L1 0BG 		1,185 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedProgress Schools - Toxteth
115 Upper Warwick Street, Liverpool L8 8HD 		1,688 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Genting CasinoGenting Casinos, 45 - 55 Renshaw Street72 yd
Kimos42 Mount Pleasant87 yd
Selina Hotel Bar & Restaurant (Pappa Pepinos)56 - 60 Mount Pleasant93 yd
Hardware Coffee + Kitchen40 Renshaw Street94 yd
Yami BBQ22 Mount Pleasant100 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Blarney Stone33 Renshaw Street93 yd
RileysRileys, 16 - 18 Mount Pleasant113 yd
The Beehive14 Mount Pleasant122 yd
Avas bar1 - 3 Renshaw Street165 yd
The Dispensary87 Renshaw Street176 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Bronx Pizza46 - 48 Mount Pleasant43 yd
Peppers city takeout46 - 48 Mount Pleasant43 yd
Miss PHO57 Renshaw Street87 yd
Mogwai Tattoo & Social11 Upper Newington97 yd
Safi's Desserts62 Mount Pleasant130 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco Express Supermarket, 93 - 97 Bold Street196 yd
Sida Chinese SupermarketSida Chinese Supermarket, 124 Bold Street254 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsburys Local Supermarket, 8, Central Shopping Centre Ranelagh Street303 yd
Lidl63 - 77 Lime Street305 yd
Tesco Express12 Skelhorne Street384 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Spindles Health & Leisure (Liverpool) (Closed)
RANELAGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool193 yd
Pure Gym (Liverpool Central)
PURE GYM PURE GYM RANELAGH STREET 		health and fitness suite221 yd
B Two Fitness Centre (Closed)
St. Nicholas Centre St. Nicholas Centre Great Orford Street 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite396 yd
Easygym (Liverpool)
UNIT 18-19 UNIT 18-19 CLAYTON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE 		health and fitness suite401 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Liverpool City Centre)
QUEEN SQUARE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool636 yd
University Of Liverpool Sports Centre
OXFORD STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool693 yd
Club Moativation (Liverpool) (Closed)
Liverpool Moat House Hotel Liverpool Moat House Hotel Paradise Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool763 yd
Lifestyles Millennium
MILLENNIUM HOUSE MILLENNIUM HOUSE VICTORIA STREET 		health and fitness suite766 yd
Clv Liverpool Gym
LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool951 yd
The Gym (Liverpool One)
KENYONS STEPS 		health and fitness suite1,001 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s100.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed19.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed19 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed23.43 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed23.43 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed1.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed1.29 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Benson Street dangerous?

In 2023, 6747 crimes were reported near Benson Street . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of L1 2SS.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Benson Street, Liverpool, L1 2SS

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6747
Violence And Sexual Offences 2051
Drugs 774
Other Theft 737
Public Order 725
Theft From The Person 718
Shoplifting 621
Anti Social Behaviour 348
Criminal Damage And Arson 252
Burglary 143
Vehicle Crime 113
Robbery 93
Bicycle Theft 63
Possession Of Weapons 55
Other Crime 54

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of L1 2SS.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Heathfield Street150 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Roe Alley452 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Back Bold Street240 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Back Bold Street240 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Back Bold Street240 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Back Bold Street240 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Roe Alley452 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Roe Alley452 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Roe Alley452 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Roe Alley452 yd
More Crime Statistics for Benson Street, Liverpool, L1 2SS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in L1 2SS area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)76
Full-Time Employee58
Full-Time Student (with or without job)29
Self-Employed26
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Part-Time Employee18
Looking after home or family10
Other4
Retired4
Unemployed3

Employment Industry

Education30
Accommodation and food service activities21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Information and communication13
Other13
Human health and social work activities11
Financial and insurance activities7
Manufacturing5
Transport and storage5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Real estate activities1
Construction1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female112
Male153

Partnership Status

Single213
Married: Opposite sex28
Separated1
Divorced6

Health

Very good health159
Good health95
Fair health9
Bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications15
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 68
Degree or Similar 147

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese4
Indian10
Pakistani1
Other Asian4
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed Other5
White181
Roma12
Arab36
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom145
European Union50
Rest of Europe6
Africa1
Middle East and Asia55
The Americas and the Caribbean7
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK145
10+ Years25
5-10 Years14
2-5 Years36
Less than 2 years45

Passport Held

United Kingdom143
Ireland4
France1
Germany2
Italy13
Portugal3
Spain2
Lithuania1
Poland17
Romania7
Other EU countries12
Turkey1
Other Europe2
North Africa1
Middle East37
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia6
Central and South America6
No passport held6

Religion

No religion89
Christian97
Buddhist1
Hindu7
Muslim37
Other religion4
Not answered30
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