Benson Street is in Liverpool and in Liverpool district. L1 2ST is located in the Central electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Liverpool, Riverside. This postcode has been in use since 1994-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Benson Street, Liverpool, L1 2ST and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: L1 2SJ, L1 2SS, L1 4EF, L3 5SD, L3 5SH, L1 2SP, L1 4EZ, L1 2SU, L1 4HF.

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 2ST

Average Price
£175,933
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£175,933
Other
no sales

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
Flat 7 10 Benson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£160,5002022-12-15 £159,948
Flat 6 10 Benson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£150,0002022-10-07 £149,897
Flat 22 10 Benson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£190,0002021-10-05 £206,508
Flat 24 10 Benson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£230,0002021-04-23 £248,057
Flat 18 10 Benson Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£135,0002020-12-11 £157,028

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Abercromby Nursery School
Falkner Street, L8 7QA 		1,108 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Everton Nursery School and Family Centre
Spencer Street, L6 2WF 		1,899 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chatham Place Nursery School
139 Earle Road, L7 6HD 		2,597 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Somerville Nursery School
Brentwood Street, CH44 4BB 		4,207 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cambridge Nursery School
Cambridge Road, Bootle L20 9LQ 		5,180 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 		263 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Nicholas's Catholic Primary School
Orthes Street, L3 5XF 		545 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 		582 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lipa Primary and High School
Upper Duke Street, L1 7BT 		586 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Fontenoy Street, L3 2DU 		1,172 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 		1,108 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Studio School Liverpool
41 Greenland Street, L1 0BS 		1,108 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Archbishop Blanch School
80 Earle Road, L7 6HQ 		2,507 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4North Liverpool Academy
120 Heyworth Street, L5 0SQ 		2,572 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Notre Dame Catholic College
180 Great Homer Street, L5 5AF 		2,640 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 		322 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street, L1 9HF 		648 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 		798 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus, Conway Park CH41 4NT 		3,412 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHugh Baird College
Balliol Road, L20 7EW 		5,099 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 		4,742 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 		313 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts
Mount Street, L1 9HF 		619 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Liverpool
The Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill L69 7ZX 		829 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 		1,114 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedProgress Schools - Toxteth
115 Upper Warwick Street, Liverpool L8 8HD 		1,632 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
Derek's Noodle Bar65 Renshaw Street31 yd
UNI Restaurant67 Renshaw Street33 yd
Hee Kee Café & Restaurant73 Renshaw Street51 yd
Outpost77 Renshaw Street63 yd
Hibiki Sushi & Ramen66 - 68 Renshaw Street67 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Dispensary87 Renshaw Street110 yd
The Blarney Stone33 Renshaw Street128 yd
RileysRileys, 16 - 18 Mount Pleasant162 yd
The Newington Temple8 Newington169 yd
The Beehive14 Mount Pleasant169 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Miss PHO57 Renshaw Street15 yd
Tag Burger79 Renshaw Street69 yd
The Bronx Pizza46 - 48 Mount Pleasant107 yd
Peppers city takeout46 - 48 Mount Pleasant107 yd
Kassap Meat House77 Bold Street108 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco Express Supermarket, 93 - 97 Bold Street123 yd
Sida Chinese SupermarketSida Chinese Supermarket, 124 Bold Street182 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsburys Local Supermarket, 8, Central Shopping Centre Ranelagh Street319 yd
Lidl63 - 77 Lime Street356 yd
Tesco Express12 Skelhorne Street444 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Pure Gym (Liverpool Central)
PURE GYM PURE GYM RANELAGH STREET 		health and fitness suite251 yd
Spindles Health & Leisure (Liverpool) (Closed)
RANELAGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool256 yd
Easygym (Liverpool)
UNIT 18-19 UNIT 18-19 CLAYTON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE 		health and fitness suite411 yd
B Two Fitness Centre (Closed)
St. Nicholas Centre St. Nicholas Centre Great Orford Street 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite438 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Liverpool City Centre)
QUEEN SQUARE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool679 yd
University Of Liverpool Sports Centre
OXFORD STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool707 yd
Club Moativation (Liverpool) (Closed)
Liverpool Moat House Hotel Liverpool Moat House Hotel Paradise Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool744 yd
Lifestyles Millennium
MILLENNIUM HOUSE MILLENNIUM HOUSE VICTORIA STREET 		health and fitness suite801 yd
The Gym (Liverpool One)
KENYONS STEPS 		health and fitness suite981 yd
Clv Liverpool Gym
LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,018 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 speed22.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed22.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed24 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed24 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed1.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed1.34 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Benson Street dangerous?

In 2023, 6827 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 2ST.

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 2ST

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6827
Violence And Sexual Offences 2063
Drugs 789
Other Theft 750
Public Order 739
Theft From The Person 725
Shoplifting 605
Anti Social Behaviour 354
Criminal Damage And Arson 260
Burglary 146
Vehicle Crime 123
Robbery 98
Bicycle Theft 65
Other Crime 56
Possession Of Weapons 54

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Roe Alley436 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near David Lewis Street431 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near David Lewis Street431 yd
2023-12DrugsLocal resolutionOn or near David Lewis Street431 yd
2023-12DrugsLocal resolutionOn or near David Lewis Street431 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near David Lewis Street431 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near David Lewis Street431 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near David Lewis Street431 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near David Lewis Street431 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near David Lewis Street431 yd
More Crime Statistics for Benson Street, Liverpool, L1 2ST

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in L1 2ST 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)492
Full-Time Student (with or without job)158
Full-Time Employee29
Part-Time Employee5
Self-Employed5
Other2
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Looking after home or family1
Unemployed1
Retired

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Education17
Other17
Human health and social work activities6
Information and communication6
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Administrative and support service activities5
Financial and insurance activities5
Manufacturing3
Transport and storage3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1
Construction1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female408
Male286

Partnership Status

Single683
Married: Opposite sex4
Divorced7

Health

Very good health438
Good health227
Fair health26
Bad health2
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications36
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 4
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 27
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 516
Degree or Similar 91
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese82
Indian11
Pakistani8
Other Asian1
Black African6
Mixed White and Asian13
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other2
White551
Roma2
Arab5
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom573
European Union17
Rest of Europe5
Africa5
Middle East and Asia89
The Americas and the Caribbean4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK573
10+ Years18
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years11
Less than 2 years79

Passport Held

United Kingdom586
Ireland15
France4
Germany1
Italy2
Portugal7
Spain1
Lithuania2
Romania1
Other EU countries2
Other Europe1
North Africa1
Middle East4
Eastern Asia56
No passport held10

Religion

No religion315
Christian159
Buddhist5
Hindu1
Jewish3
Muslim8
Sikh4
Other religion5
Not answered195
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