Water Street, Liverpool, L2 8TD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding L2 8TD 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 8TD, 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 8TD 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 204.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.8% lower than the City Centre North average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Water Street has the 21st lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 74.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.7%.

🔎 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 8TD, 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 444 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 8TD

Estimated Average Property Prices for L2 8TD

Average Price
£1,532,108

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,532,108

Estimated Average Property Prices for Water Street

Average Price
£503,919

Semi-Detached
£256,247

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£280,550

Flats/Maisonettes
£233,982

Other
£8,131,260

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Water Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
New Zealand House, 18 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Other, an established residential building	£1,800,000	2022-02-11	£1,958,491
Office Suite 8 Water Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Other, a newly built property	£800,000	2018-01-26	£1,039,299

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L2 8TD

Employment

L2 8TD 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 8TD 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	4out of 4	2,287 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	2,396 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerville Nursery School Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB	3out of 4	3,020 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	3,788 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Nursery School Cambridge Road , Bootle L20 9LQ	3out of 4	4,906 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	962 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	3out of 4	1,142 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Reconciliation Catholic Primary School Eldon Place , L3 6HE	- not rated	1,323 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Reconciliation RC Infant School Eldon Street , L3 6HE	- not rated	1,370 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pleasant Street Primary School Pleasant Street , L3 5TS	3out of 4	1,412 yd	Community school	Yes	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	1,794 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Studio School Liverpool 41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS	3out of 4	1,794 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Brigid's RC High School Silvester Street , L5 8SE	- not rated	1,861 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Campion Catholic High School Prince Edwin Street , L5 3RW	- not rated	1,975 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
University Community School Mount Vernon Road , L7 3EA	- not rated	2,367 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	1,475 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College 41 Upper Duke Street , L1 9DY	- not rated	1,754 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	1,990 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT	- not rated	2,589 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birkenhead Sixth Form College Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ	- not rated	4,670 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	1,606 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Birkenhead High School Academy 86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY	3out of 4	4,707 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	1,315 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool John Moores University Egerton Court , 2 Rodney Street L3 5UX	- not rated	1,495 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
FORO College Trowbridge Street , L3 5NB	- not rated	1,500 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cities in Schools at Unit 302 Queens Dock Commercial Centre , Norkfolk Street L1 0BG	- not rated	1,550 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Elliott-Clarke School 63 Rodney Street , L1 9ER	- not rated	1,656 yd	Other independent school	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
A Small Fish In a Big Pond Cafe	Cafe, 16 Water Street	0 yd
Hawksmoor	India Buildings Water Street	51 yd
Bite	3B Tower Gardens	59 yd
Cafe Lucaya	Cafe Lucaya, Tower Building, 22 Water Street	74 yd
Ma Boyles Alehouse And Eatery	2 Tower Gardens	79 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Oriel Bar	2 Oriel Close	9 yd
The Bentley	50 Brunswick Street	122 yd
Liberte (second floor and roof top)	Second Floor, 50 Brunswick Street	122 yd
McGuffie's	10 Castle Street	130 yd
The Corn Market Tavern	2 Old Ropery	178 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Capaldi's Bagel House	1, The Arcade Rumford Street	67 yd
The Express Sandwich Co	40 Brunswick Street	109 yd
Porkys	3A Chapel Street	122 yd
Philpotts	29 - 31 Brunswick Street	134 yd
Gretas	36 Fenwick Street	181 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
IB Daily Essentials	40A Brunswick Street	107 yd
Sainsbury's Local	42 Castle Street	191 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express Supermarket, 19 Strand Street	322 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express Supermarket, 11 Lord Street	345 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local Supermarket Old Hall Street	359 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Racquet Club CHAPEL STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	124 yd
Jd Gyms (Liverpool) DALE STREET	health and fitness suite	253 yd
Harbour Club (Liverpool) ST. NICHOLAS PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	280 yd
The Gym (Liverpool One) KENYONS STEPS	health and fitness suite	479 yd
The Ark Health And Fitness ARK GYMNASIUM ARK GYMNASIUM OLD HALL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	603 yd
Club Moativation (Liverpool) (Closed) Liverpool Moat House Hotel Liverpool Moat House Hotel Paradise Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	624 yd
Lifestyles Millennium MILLENNIUM HOUSE MILLENNIUM HOUSE VICTORIA STREET	health and fitness suite	670 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Liverpool City Centre) QUEEN SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	828 yd
Easygym (Liverpool) UNIT 18-19 UNIT 18-19 CLAYTON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE	health and fitness suite	890 yd
Pure Gym (Liverpool Central) PURE GYM PURE GYM RANELAGH STREET	health and fitness suite	1,078 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	79.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	79.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	79.6%
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	20.4%

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

Overview of L2 8TD