Water Street is in Liverpool and in Liverpool district. L2 8AB is located in the Central electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Liverpool, Riverside. This postcode has been in use since 2018-05-01.
StreetScan combines information about Water Street, Liverpool, L2 8AB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: L2 8AB, L2 8AD, L3 1BA, L2 0RL, L3 1BH, L3 1BN, L2 8TD, L2 0RG, L2 0UD.

Water Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Water Street are based on 425 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 L2 8AB

Average Price
£189,063
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£189,063
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Water Street

Average Price
£485,039
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Water Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Apartment 417 Reliance House, 20 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£135,0002022-09-30 £134,259
Apartment 317 Reliance House, 20 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£128,0002020-05-26 £162,591
Apartment 501 Reliance House, 20 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£209,0002019-08-12 £252,185
Apartment 403 Reliance House, 20 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£140,0002019-04-29 £176,835
Apartment 304 Reliance House, 20 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£135,0002019-01-23 £166,749

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Abercromby Nursery School
Falkner Street, L8 7QA 		2,410 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Everton Nursery School and Family Centre
Spencer Street, L6 2WF 		2,503 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Somerville Nursery School
Brentwood Street, CH44 4BB 		2,891 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chatham Place Nursery School
139 Earle Road, L7 6HD 		3,916 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cambridge Nursery School
Cambridge Road, Bootle L20 9LQ 		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
3out of 4Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Fontenoy Street, L3 2DU 		1,051 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 		1,239 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pleasant Street Primary School
Pleasant Street, L3 5TS 		1,542 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Trinity Catholic Primary School
Titchfield Street, Vauxhall L5 8UT 		1,622 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lipa Primary and High School
Upper Duke Street, L1 7BT 		1,718 yd Free schools No 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 		1,877 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Studio School Liverpool
41 Greenland Street, L1 0BS 		1,877 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Notre Dame Catholic College
180 Great Homer Street, L5 5AF 		2,597 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4North Liverpool Academy
120 Heyworth Street, L5 0SQ 		2,884 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Belvedere Academy
17 Belvidere Road, Princes Park L8 3TF 		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
- not ratedThe City of Liverpool College
Clarence Street, L3 5TP 		1,605 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street, L1 9HF 		1,871 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 		2,117 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus, Conway Park CH41 4NT 		2,490 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkenhead Sixth Form College
Park Road West, Claughton CH43 8SQ 		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
4out of 4Birkenhead High School Academy
86 Devonshire Place, CH43 1TY 		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
- not ratedCities in Schools at Unit 302
Queens Dock Commercial Centre, Norkfolk Street L1 0BG 		1,618 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedLiverpool John Moores University
Egerton Court, 2 Rodney Street L3 5UX 		1,623 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts
Mount Street, L1 9HF 		1,851 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Millstead School
Iliad Street, L5 3LU 		2,058 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Liverpool
The Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill L69 7ZX 		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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Bite3B Tower Gardens27 yd
Cafe LucayaCafe Lucaya, Tower Building, 22 Water Street32 yd
A Small Fish In a Big Pond CafeCafe, 16 Water Street42 yd
Oh Me Oh MyWest Africa House, 25 Water Street52 yd
Ma Boyles Alehouse And Eatery2 Tower Gardens59 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Oriel Bar2 Oriel Close38 yd
The Bentley50 Brunswick Street103 yd
Liberte (second floor and roof top)Second Floor, 50 Brunswick Street103 yd
McGuffie's10 Castle Street167 yd
The Corn Market Tavern2 Old Ropery188 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Capaldi's Bagel House1, The Arcade Rumford Street101 yd
The Express Sandwich Co40 Brunswick Street114 yd
Philpotts29 - 31 Brunswick Street132 yd
Porkys3A Chapel Street138 yd
Gretas36 Fenwick Street193 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
IB Daily Essentials40A Brunswick Street110 yd
Sainsbury's Local42 Castle Street213 yd
TescoTesco Express Supermarket, 19 Strand Street313 yd
TescoTesco Express Supermarket, 11 Lord Street369 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsburys Local Supermarket Old Hall Street380 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Racquet Club
CHAPEL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts136 yd
Harbour Club (Liverpool)
ST. NICHOLAS PLACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool255 yd
Jd Gyms (Liverpool)
DALE STREET 		health and fitness suite291 yd
The Gym (Liverpool One)
KENYONS STEPS 		health and fitness suite477 yd
The Ark Health And Fitness
ARK GYMNASIUM ARK GYMNASIUM OLD HALL STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool615 yd
Club Moativation (Liverpool) (Closed)
Liverpool Moat House Hotel Liverpool Moat House Hotel Paradise Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool636 yd
Lifestyles Millennium
MILLENNIUM HOUSE MILLENNIUM HOUSE VICTORIA STREET 		health and fitness suite709 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Liverpool City Centre)
QUEEN SQUARE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool866 yd
Easygym (Liverpool)
UNIT 18-19 UNIT 18-19 CLAYTON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE 		health and fitness suite917 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%

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

Safety

Is Water Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3262 crimes were reported near Water 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 L2 8AB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Water Street, Liverpool, L2 8AB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3262
Violence And Sexual Offences 1023
Public Order 363
Drugs 343
Anti Social Behaviour 337
Other Theft 308
Vehicle Crime 172
Criminal Damage And Arson 167
Theft From The Person 155
Shoplifting 128
Burglary 98
Possession Of Weapons 52
Bicycle Theft 47
Robbery 38
Other Crime 31

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of L2 8AB.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Harrington Street383 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near James Street220 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hale Street512 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hale Street512 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Temple Court499 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Temple Court499 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Temple Court499 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Temple Court499 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Temple Court499 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Edmund Street377 yd
More Crime Statistics for Water Street, Liverpool, L2 8AB

Employment

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 Employee117
Student (economically inactive)82
Full-Time Student (with or without job)34
Other24
Part-Time Employee17
Self-Employed15
Unemployed9
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Retired
Looking after home or family

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities21
Professional, scientific and technical activities20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Education11
Information and communication10
Other10
Administrative and support service activities9
Accommodation and food service activities8
Financial and insurance activities7
Construction5
Manufacturing5
Transport and storage4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Real estate activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Mining and quarrying1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female132
Male173

Partnership Status

Single265
Married: Opposite sex27
Separated3
Divorced2
Widowed1

Health

Very good health200
Good health91
Fair health14

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications16
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 9
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 22
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 56
Degree or Similar 178
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese8
Indian19
Pakistani3
Other Asian8
Black African2
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other8
White190
Roma2
Arab43
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom176
European Union33
Rest of Europe4
Africa6
Middle East and Asia81
The Americas and the Caribbean4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK176
10+ Years11
5-10 Years25
2-5 Years41
Less than 2 years52

Passport Held

United Kingdom174
Ireland13
France3
Germany2
Italy8
Portugal4
Spain1
Poland2
Romania1
Other EU countries12
Turkey2
Other Europe2
North Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East49
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia12
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean3
Central and South America1
Oceania1
No passport held5

Religion

No religion150
Christian59
Hindu7
Jewish1
Muslim61
Sikh3
Not answered24
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