Water Street, Liverpool, L2 8AB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding L2 8AB is primarily male, with 56.7% of the population 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	35.8%	43.3%	7.5%	51.0%	-7.7%
Male	64.2%	56.7%	-7.5%	49.0%	7.7%

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 L2 8AB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 88.9% 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	80.8%	88.9%	8.1%	37.9%	51.0%
Married: Opposite sex	11%	9.1%	-1.9%	44.2%	-35.1%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.5%	1%	-2.5%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	2.3%	0.7%	-1.6%	9.1%	-8.4%
Widowed	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	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 (95.4%) 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	59.1%	65.6%	6.5%	48.4%	17.2%
Good health	35.2%	29.8%	-5.4%	33.6%	-3.8%
Fair health	4.5%	4.6%	0.1%	12.7%	-8.1%
Bad health	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	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 L2 8AB this area, 5.4% 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 59.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.7%	5.4%	0.7%	18.2%	-12.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.7%	3%	-5.7%	9.6%	-6.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.9%	7.4%	-2.5%	13.4%	-6.0%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.9%	18.8%	8.9%	16.9%	1.9%
Degree or Similar	60.5%	59.7%	-0.8%	33.8%	25.9%
Other	5.8%	4%	-1.8%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.7%	2.6%	0.9%	0.7%	1.9%
Indian	3.4%	6.2%	2.8%	3.1%	3.1%
Pakistani	0.6%	1%	0.4%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	2.3%	2.6%	0.3%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	4%	0.7%	-3.3%	2.5%	-1.8%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	2.3%	1.7%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2.6%	2.0%	0.8%	1.8%
White	75%	62.3%	-12.7%	81.4%	-19.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	7.4%	14.1%	6.7%	0.6%	13.5%
Other	1.7%	2%	0.3%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.9% 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	72.7%	57.9%	-14.8%	83.2%	-25.3%
European Union	8%	10.9%	2.9%	6.1%	4.8%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	1.1%	2%	0.9%	2.7%	-0.7%
Middle East and Asia	13.6%	26.6%	13.0%	5.6%	21.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.4%	1.3%	-2.1%	1.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71%	57.7%	-13.3%	83.2%	-25.5%
10+ Years	10.2%	3.6%	-6.6%	9.8%	-6.2%
5-10 Years	9.7%	8.2%	-1.5%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	5.7%	13.4%	7.7%	2.2%	11.2%
Less than 2 years	3.4%	17%	13.6%	1.9%	15.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.2%	76.7%	-19.5%
Ireland	4.3%	0.6%	3.7%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	16.1%	0.1%	16.0%
Eastern Asia	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Southern Asia	3.9%	1.2%	2.7%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	1.6%	13.5%	-11.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.2%	37.2%	12.0%
Christian	19.3%	46.2%	-26.9%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	20%	6.5%	13.5%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Water Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Water Street was 221.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.4% lower than the City Centre North average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Water Street has the 24th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North and the 229th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 88.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 16.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in L2 8AB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Water Street are based on 435 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 Water Street, Liverpool, L2 8AB

Estimated Average Property Prices for L2 8AB

Average Price
£196,090

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£196,090

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Water Street

Average Price
£537,990

Semi-Detached
£245,845

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£271,122

Flats/Maisonettes
£249,077

Other
£8,629,092

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Water Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 407 Reliance House, 20 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£70,000	2024-12-06	£75,905
Apartment 417 Reliance House, 20 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2022-09-30	£151,115
Apartment 317 Reliance House, 20 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£128,000	2020-05-26	£183,729
Apartment 501 Reliance House, 20 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£209,000	2019-08-12	£284,977
Apartment 403 Reliance House, 20 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2019-04-29	£199,950

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L2 8AB

Employment

L2 8AB area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in L2 8AB 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	117
Student (economically inactive)	82
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	34
Other	24
Part-Time Employee	17
Self-Employed	15
Unemployed	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Retired	0
Looking after home or family	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Education	11
Information and communication	10
Other	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Construction	5
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	2,410 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	2,503 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerville Nursery School Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB	3out of 4	2,891 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	3,916 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Nursery School Cambridge Road , Bootle L20 9LQ	3out of 4	4,928 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	1,051 yd	Voluntary aided 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	1,239 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pleasant Street Primary School Pleasant Street , L3 5TS	3out of 4	1,542 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Trinity Catholic Primary School Titchfield Street , Vauxhall L5 8UT	1out of 4	1,622 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lipa Primary and High School Upper Duke Street , L1 7BT	3out of 4	1,718 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	1,877 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Studio School Liverpool 41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS	3out of 4	1,877 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic College 180 Great Homer Street , L5 5AF	2out of 4	2,597 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Liverpool Academy 120 Heyworth Street , L5 0SQ	3out of 4	2,884 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Belvedere Academy 17 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF	4out of 4	3,826 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	1,605 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	1,871 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	2,117 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT	- not rated	2,490 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birkenhead Sixth Form College Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ	- not rated	4,547 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	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	4,595 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Girls	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cities in Schools at Unit 302 Queens Dock Commercial Centre , Norkfolk Street L1 0BG	- not rated	1,618 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Liverpool John Moores University Egerton Court , 2 Rodney Street L3 5UX	- not rated	1,623 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	1,851 yd	Higher education institutions	No	Mixed	More About School
Millstead School Iliad Street , L5 3LU	4out of 4	2,058 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Liverpool The Foundation Building , 765 Brownlow Hill L69 7ZX	- not rated	2,064 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bite	3B Tower Gardens	27 yd
Cafe Lucaya	Cafe Lucaya, Tower Building, 22 Water Street	32 yd
A Small Fish In a Big Pond Cafe	Cafe, 16 Water Street	42 yd
Oh Me Oh My	West Africa House, 25 Water Street	52 yd
Ma Boyles Alehouse And Eatery	2 Tower Gardens	59 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Oriel Bar	2 Oriel Close	38 yd
The Bentley	50 Brunswick Street	103 yd
Liberte (second floor and roof top)	Second Floor, 50 Brunswick Street	103 yd
McGuffie's	10 Castle Street	167 yd
The Corn Market Tavern	2 Old Ropery	188 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Capaldi's Bagel House	1, The Arcade Rumford Street	101 yd
The Express Sandwich Co	40 Brunswick Street	114 yd
Philpotts	29 - 31 Brunswick Street	132 yd
Porkys	3A Chapel Street	138 yd
Gretas	36 Fenwick Street	193 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
IB Daily Essentials	40A Brunswick Street	110 yd
Sainsbury's Local	42 Castle Street	213 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express Supermarket, 19 Strand Street	313 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express Supermarket, 11 Lord Street	369 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local Supermarket Old Hall Street	380 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Racquet Club CHAPEL STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	136 yd
Harbour Club (Liverpool) ST. NICHOLAS PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	255 yd
Jd Gyms (Liverpool) DALE STREET	health and fitness suite	291 yd
The Gym (Liverpool One) KENYONS STEPS	health and fitness suite	477 yd
The Ark Health And Fitness ARK GYMNASIUM ARK GYMNASIUM OLD HALL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	615 yd
Club Moativation (Liverpool) (Closed) Liverpool Moat House Hotel Liverpool Moat House Hotel Paradise Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	636 yd
Lifestyles Millennium MILLENNIUM HOUSE MILLENNIUM HOUSE VICTORIA STREET	health and fitness suite	709 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Liverpool City Centre) QUEEN SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	866 yd
Easygym (Liverpool) UNIT 18-19 UNIT 18-19 CLAYTON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE	health and fitness suite	917 yd

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/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	100.0%

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

Overview of L2 8AB