Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool, L1 6BW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding L1 6BW has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% 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	37.7%	48.8%	11.1%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	62.3%	51.2%	-11.1%	49.0%	2.2%

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 6BW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 88.6% 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	90.5%	88.6%	-1.9%	37.9%	50.7%
Married: Opposite sex	5.7%	8.9%	3.2%	44.2%	-35.3%
Separated	0.5%	1%	0.5%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	3.3%	1.3%	-2.0%	9.1%	-7.8%
Widowed	0%	0.3%	0.3%	6.1%	-5.8%

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 (93.8%) 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	67.4%	61.9%	-5.5%	48.4%	13.5%
Good health	25.6%	31.9%	6.3%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	6%	6.3%	0.3%	12.7%	-6.4%
Bad health	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	4.0%	-4.0%

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 6BW this area, 2.9% 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 61.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.7%	2.9%	-1.8%	18.2%	-15.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.3%	3.2%	-1.1%	9.6%	-6.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	5.1%	-5.8%	13.4%	-8.3%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	5.3%	-4.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	27%	24.1%	-2.9%	16.9%	7.2%
Degree or Similar	38.4%	61.6%	23.2%	33.8%	27.8%
Other	13.3%	1.9%	-11.4%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	3.3%	0.9%	-2.4%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	0.9%	3.1%	2.2%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	2.7%	-0.5%
Other Asian	2.8%	0.3%	-2.5%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	2.5%	-1.6%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.8%	0.1%
White	87.4%	78.6%	-8.8%	81.4%	-2.8%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Arab	1.4%	3.7%	2.3%	0.6%	3.1%
Other	0%	4%	4.0%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.5% 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	71.2%	66.5%	-4.7%	83.2%	-16.7%
European Union	15.3%	16.3%	1.0%	6.1%	10.2%
Rest of Europe	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	1.4%	2.5%	1.1%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.8%	9.1%	0.3%	5.6%	3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	2.5%	2.0%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.3%	66.3%	-3.0%	83.2%	-16.9%
10+ Years	15.3%	3.8%	-11.5%	9.8%	-6.0%
5-10 Years	7%	6.9%	-0.1%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	6.5%	7.5%	1.0%	2.2%	5.3%
Less than 2 years	1.9%	15.6%	13.7%	1.9%	13.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.3%	76.7%	-11.4%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	3.8%	1.3%	2.5%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
North Africa	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	4.1%	0.1%	4.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	54.2%	37.2%	17.0%
Christian	29.2%	46.2%	-17.0%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	7.5%	6.5%	1.0%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Sir Thomas Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sir Thomas Street was 16626.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 2608.5% higher than the Brownlow Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sir Thomas Street has the highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill and the highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool . It is also in the top 100 most dangerous local areas in England and Wales.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 6985.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 2.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 67% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,300

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in L1 6BW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (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) - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 9/10 (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 Sir Thomas Street are based on 139 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 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool, L1 6BW

Estimated Average Property Prices for L1 6BW

Average Price
£120,577

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£118,591

Other
£241,715

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sir Thomas Street

Average Price
£164,253

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£157,901

Other
£378,641

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sir Thomas Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 8 11 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£105,000	2024-10-14	£114,947
Apartment 18 11 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£176,000	2024-05-31	£200,342
Apartment 6 11 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£80,000	2024-03-19	£93,293
Apartment 7 11 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2024-03-07	£198,247
Apartment 1 11 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£152,000	2023-11-03	£171,150

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L1 6BW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in L1 6BW 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	139
Student (economically inactive)	74
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	35
Part-Time Employee	27
Unemployed	14
Self-Employed	11
Other	5
Retired	4
Looking after home or family	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	11
Other	10
Information and communication	8
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Construction	3
Real estate activities	1
Transport and storage	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abercromby Nursery School Falkner Street , L8 7QA	3out of 4	1,913 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	1,945 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	3,361 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerville Nursery School Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB	3out of 4	3,476 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Nursery School Cambridge Road , Bootle L20 9LQ	3out of 4	4,729 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Fontenoy Street , L3 2DU	3out of 4	622 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pleasant Street Primary School Pleasant Street , L3 5TS	3out of 4	983 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Pitt Street , L1 5BY	4out of 4	985 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas's Catholic Primary School Orthes Street , L3 5XF	2out of 4	1,259 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lipa Primary and High School Upper Duke Street , L1 7BT	3out of 4	1,326 yd	Free schools	No	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	1,669 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Studio School Liverpool 41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS	3out of 4	1,669 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic College 180 Great Homer Street , L5 5AF	2out of 4	2,264 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Liverpool Academy 120 Heyworth Street , L5 0SQ	3out of 4	2,421 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Blanch School 80 Earle Road , L7 6HQ	3out of 4	3,277 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	1,043 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	1,436 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	1,583 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT	- not rated	3,043 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Baird College Balliol Road , L20 7EW	- not rated	4,570 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birkenhead High School Academy 86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY	4out of 4	5,185 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Girls	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Liverpool John Moores University Egerton Court , 2 Rodney Street L3 5UX	- not rated	1,079 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	1,410 yd	Higher education institutions	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Liverpool The Foundation Building , 765 Brownlow Hill L69 7ZX	- not rated	1,467 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cities in Schools at Unit 302 Queens Dock Commercial Centre , Norkfolk Street L1 0BG	- not rated	1,509 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Millstead School Iliad Street , L5 3LU	4out of 4	1,588 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jam Restaurant & Cocktail Bar	7 - 11 Sir Thomas Street	5 yd
The Flamin’ Chicken	38 Victoria Street	34 yd
200 Degrees Coffee Shop	Unit 35, The Met Quarter, 43 Whitechapel	63 yd
Costa Coffee	Unit 6, The Met Quarter, 43 Whitechapel	63 yd
Zenn Liverpool Ltd	49A Victoria Street	82 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Victoria Cross	1 - 3 Sir Thomas Street	33 yd
Dreamers	38 Victoria Street	34 yd
The Lisbon Pub	Lisbon Buildings, 35 Victoria Street	110 yd
Tres	1 - 3 Temple Court	116 yd
The Richmond	The Richmond Hotel, 32 Williamson Street	119 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
German Doner Kebab	55 - 57 Whitechapel	51 yd
American Pizza Slice	52 Whitechapel	82 yd
Subway	48 - 50 Whitechapel	84 yd
Ichi Noodle Restaurant	1 Richmond Street	86 yd
Olive Branch	2 - 4 Richmond Street	100 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	4 - 5 Brythen Street	185 yd
Tesco	57 Dale Street	246 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express Supermarket, 11 Lord Street	330 yd
Tesco Clayton Square Express	4 Parker Street	346 yd
Aldi	Aldi Supermarket, 74 - 75, St Johns Way St Johns Precinct	369 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lifestyles Millennium MILLENNIUM HOUSE MILLENNIUM HOUSE VICTORIA STREET	health and fitness suite	109 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Liverpool City Centre) QUEEN SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	247 yd
Jd Gyms (Liverpool) DALE STREET	health and fitness suite	330 yd
Easygym (Liverpool) UNIT 18-19 UNIT 18-19 CLAYTON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE	health and fitness suite	407 yd
Club Moativation (Liverpool) (Closed) Liverpool Moat House Hotel Liverpool Moat House Hotel Paradise Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	473 yd
Pure Gym (Liverpool Central) PURE GYM PURE GYM RANELAGH STREET	health and fitness suite	561 yd
The Gym (Liverpool One) KENYONS STEPS	health and fitness suite	584 yd
The Racquet Club CHAPEL STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	640 yd
Spindles Health & Leisure (Liverpool) (Closed) RANELAGH PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	640 yd
Harbour Club (Liverpool) ST. NICHOLAS PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	851 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	52.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	52.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	52.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	52.2%

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	47.8%

Download Speed

Median download speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	18.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	57.69 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	57.69 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	2.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10.54 Mbit/s

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