York Street, Liverpool, L1 5BN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding L1 5BN has a slightly higher male population, with 53% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	42.3%	47%	4.7%	51.0%	-4.0%
Male	57.7%	53%	-4.7%	49.0%	4.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around L1 5BN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 82.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	88.5%	82.9%	-5.6%	37.9%	45.0%
Married: Opposite sex	6.7%	9.8%	3.1%	44.2%	-34.4%
Separated	1%	1.2%	0.2%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	2.9%	4.3%	1.4%	9.1%	-4.8%
Widowed	1%	1.8%	0.8%	6.1%	-4.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	60.5%	55.8%	-4.7%	48.4%	7.4%
Good health	33%	35.2%	2.2%	33.6%	1.6%
Fair health	4.7%	5.5%	0.8%	12.7%	-7.2%
Bad health	0.5%	3%	2.5%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around L1 5BN this area, 6.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 67.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.8%	6.7%	2.9%	18.2%	-11.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.3%	3%	-2.3%	9.6%	-6.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.6%	4.8%	-3.8%	13.4%	-8.6%
Apprenticeship	0%	4.2%	4.2%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	23.9%	13.3%	-10.6%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	53.1%	67.3%	14.2%	33.8%	33.5%
Other	5.3%	0.6%	-4.7%	2.8%	-2.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 90.5% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	3.1%	-1.9%
Other Asian	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	2.5%	-2.5%
Other Black	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	86%	90.5%	4.5%	81.4%	9.1%
Arab	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.5%	2.4%	1.9%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.6%	74.9%	-3.7%	83.2%	-8.3%
European Union	8.4%	20.4%	12.0%	6.1%	14.3%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	2.4%	0.5%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	6%	1.2%	-4.8%	5.6%	-4.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	1.2%	-1.6%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.7%	74.9%	-2.8%	83.2%	-8.3%
10+ Years	9.8%	4.8%	-5.0%	9.8%	-5.0%
5-10 Years	5.6%	6%	0.4%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	2.8%	11.4%	8.6%	2.2%	9.2%
Less than 2 years	4.2%	3%	-1.2%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.5%	76.7%	-0.2%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	10.2%	0.6%	9.6%
Spain	3%	0.4%	2.6%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	2.4%	13.5%	-11.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	61.1%	37.2%	23.9%
Christian	28.7%	46.2%	-17.5%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Muslim	2.4%	6.5%	-4.1%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is York Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around York Street was 578.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.5% higher than the City Centre North average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

York Street has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 163.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -36.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 50% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in L1 5BN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on York Street are based on 138 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.

House Prices for York Street, Liverpool, L1 5BN

Estimated Average Property Prices for L1 5BN

Average Price
£203,815

Semi-Detached
£282,466

Terraced
£229,619

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£186,776

Other
£384,822

Estimated Average Property Prices for York Street

Average Price
£172,467

Semi-Detached
£186,570

Terraced
£111,411

Detached
£202,171

Flats/Maisonettes
£209,136

Other
£512,284

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on York Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 8 5 York Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£55,000	2025-12-19	£51,995
Apartment 11 12 York Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£127,500	2025-03-28	£122,883
Apartment 3 12 York Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2025-03-04	£130,111
Apartment 3 12 York Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2025-03-04	£130,111
Apartment 6 12 York Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£139,000	2023-08-10	£144,571

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L1 5BN

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in L1 5BN 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

Full-Time Employee	84
Student (economically inactive)	22
Other	12
Part-Time Employee	10
Self-Employed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Unemployed	7
Retired	6
Looking after home or family	2
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Accommodation and food service activities	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Education	17
Human health and social work activities	13
Other	12
Information and communication	11
Financial and insurance activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Construction	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abercromby Nursery School Falkner Street , L8 7QA	4out of 4	1,430 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	2,364 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	2,984 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerville Nursery School Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB	3out of 4	3,854 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allenby Square Nursery School Elmshouse Road , L13 2BR	- not rated	4,930 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Pitt Street , L1 5BY	3out of 4	209 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pleasant Street Primary School Pleasant Street , L3 5TS	3out of 4	783 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas Catholic Academy Orthes Street , L3 5XF	- not rated	972 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas's Catholic Primary School Orthes Street , L3 5XF	- not rated	1,046 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas RC Infant School Brownlow Hill , L3 5RF	- not rated	1,262 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC 41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS	3out of 4	892 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Studio School Liverpool 41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS	3out of 4	892 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
University Community School Mount Vernon Road , L7 3EA	- not rated	1,791 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nugent RC Boys' Comprehensive School Edmund Wing , Overbury Street L7 3HL	- not rated	2,111 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Campion Catholic High School Prince Edwin Street , L5 3RW	- not rated	2,172 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The City of Liverpool College Clarence Street , L3 5TP	- not rated	838 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College 41 Upper Duke Street , L1 9DY	- not rated	857 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Liverpool Mathematics School Sir Alastair Pilkington Building , Back Bedford Street L69 7SH	- not rated	1,209 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT	- not rated	2,899 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birkenhead Sixth Form College Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ	- not rated	5,212 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
LIPA School Upper Duke Street , L1 7BT	- not rated	685 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool College Queen's Drive , Mossley Hill L18 8BG	4out of 4	4,967 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Birkenhead High School Academy 86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY	3out of 4	5,097 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Girls	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City College Colquitt Centre , Colquitt Street L1 4DB	- not rated	430 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cities in Schools at Unit 302 Queens Dock Commercial Centre , Norkfolk Street L1 0BG	- not rated	743 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Elliott-Clarke School 63 Rodney Street , L1 9ER	- not rated	758 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool John Moores University Egerton Court , 2 Rodney Street L3 5UX	- not rated	805 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	843 yd	Higher education institutions	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Barnacle	46 Duke Street	72 yd
Ginger	46 Duke Street	72 yd
The Mayflower Restaurant	48 Duke Street	81 yd
Friesday L1 Limited	60 Duke Street	89 yd
The Italian Club Bakery	43 Duke Street	108 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Duke Street Food & Drink Market	46 Duke Street	72 yd
Down The Hatch	62 Duke Street	96 yd
The Green Room	78 Duke Street	135 yd
Alberts Schenke	12 Hanover Street	210 yd
The Monro	92 Duke Street	214 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Loxbys	52 Duke Street	84 yd
The Park	19 - 21 Seel Street	252 yd
Kilos Trap kitchen	27 Parr Street	299 yd
Mr Kebab	22 Slater Street	307 yd
Millies Cookies	Kiosk 1 Custom House Place	346 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
TESCO	Cargo Building, 2 Grayson Street	349 yd
Tesco Clayton Square Express	4 Parker Street	473 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local Supermarket, 8, Central Shopping Centre Ranelagh Street	498 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express Supermarket, 93 - 97 Bold Street	530 yd
Sida Chinese Supermarket	Sida Chinese Supermarket, 124 Bold Street	532 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Club Moativation (Liverpool) (Closed) Liverpool Moat House Hotel Liverpool Moat House Hotel Paradise Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	325 yd
Easygym (Liverpool) UNIT 18-19 UNIT 18-19 CLAYTON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE	health and fitness suite	465 yd
The Gym (Liverpool One) KENYONS STEPS	health and fitness suite	498 yd
Pure Gym (Liverpool Central) PURE GYM PURE GYM RANELAGH STREET	health and fitness suite	563 yd
Spindles Health & Leisure (Liverpool) (Closed) RANELAGH PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	697 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Liverpool City Centre) QUEEN SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	794 yd
Lifestyles Millennium MILLENNIUM HOUSE MILLENNIUM HOUSE VICTORIA STREET	health and fitness suite	800 yd
Jd Gyms (Liverpool) DALE STREET	health and fitness suite	814 yd
B Two Fitness Centre (Closed) St. Nicholas Centre St. Nicholas Centre Great Orford Street	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	1,034 yd
The Racquet Club CHAPEL STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,063 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	68.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	61.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	61.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	9.8%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	31.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	60 Mbit/s
Average download speed	66.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	327.91 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	327.91 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	150 Mbit/s

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

Overview of L1 5BN