Melrose Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 1RL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding L22 1RL has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% 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	55.7%	47.2%	-8.5%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	44.3%	52.8%	8.5%	49.0%	3.8%

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 L22 1RL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.3% 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	56.1%	65.3%	9.2%	37.9%	27.4%
Married: Opposite sex	17.3%	16.9%	-0.4%	44.2%	-27.3%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	8.6%	4.7%	-3.9%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	12.9%	9.9%	-3.0%	9.1%	0.8%
Widowed	4.3%	2.3%	-2.0%	6.1%	-3.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	55.7%	47.2%	-8.5%	48.4%	-1.2%
Good health	22.8%	37.3%	14.5%	33.6%	3.7%
Fair health	15.8%	9.4%	-6.4%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	3.2%	5.6%	2.4%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	2.5%	0.4%	-2.1%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 L22 1RL this area, 8.3% 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 44%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	8.3%	-9.0%	18.2%	-9.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	6.9%	-2.5%	9.6%	-2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.4%	9.3%	-10.1%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	5.8%	6%	0.2%	5.3%	0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.7%	22.2%	8.5%	16.9%	5.3%
Degree or Similar	30.9%	44%	13.1%	33.8%	10.2%
Other	3.6%	3.2%	-0.4%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 92.6% 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)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%	0.2%
Other Asian	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.5%	-1.6%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	96.8%	92.6%	-4.2%	81.4%	11.2%
Arab	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.2%	88.8%	-7.4%	83.2%	5.6%
European Union	2.5%	2.6%	0.1%	6.1%	-3.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	0.6%	3.9%	3.3%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	5.6%	-3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94.9%	88.1%	-6.8%	83.2%	4.9%
10+ Years	0.6%	5.5%	4.9%	9.8%	-4.3%
5-10 Years	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	2.9%	-1.2%
2-5 Years	1.3%	3%	1.7%	2.2%	0.8%
Less than 2 years	1.9%	1.7%	-0.2%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.5%	76.7%	11.8%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	6.8%	13.5%	-6.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.2%	37.2%	2.0%
Christian	50%	46.2%	3.8%
Muslim	3.9%	6.5%	-2.6%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Melrose Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Melrose Road was 45.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 55.9% lower than the Church average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Melrose Road has the 15th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church and the 433rd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£31,700

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in L22 1RL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Melrose Road are based on 157 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sefton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Melrose Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 1RL

Estimated Average Property Prices for L22 1RL

Average Price
£171,788

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£178,510

Other
£144,897

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melrose Road

Average Price
£165,852

Semi-Detached
£180,635

Terraced
£108,132

Detached
£241,544

Flats/Maisonettes
£158,983

Other
£55,737

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melrose Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 2 Melrose Road, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£147,500	2019-05-03	£187,923
Apartment 2 2 Melrose Road, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2019-04-15	£172,840
Apartment 4 2 Melrose Road, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2019-04-15	£172,840
Flat 1, 2 Melrose Road, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£145,000	2019-03-18	£183,176
2 Melrose Road, Liverpool, Merseyside Other, an established residential building	£115,000	2017-08-08	£145,453

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L22 1RL

Employment

L22 1RL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	87
Self-Employed	31
Retired	24
Part-Time Employee	18
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	6
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Education	11
Construction	9
Other	5
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenacre Community Nursery School Province Place , L20 6PJ	3out of 4	2,820 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Nursery School Cambridge Road , Bootle L20 9LQ	3out of 4	4,239 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waterloo Primary School Crosby Road North , Waterloo L22 0LD	3out of 4	809 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School Denmark Street , Waterloo L22 9RG	3out of 4	980 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Oxford Road , Waterloo L22 8QF	3out of 4	1,039 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School Sandy Road , Seaforth L21 1AD	3out of 4	1,056 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Seaforth , L21 3TE	3out of 4	1,508 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic College Liverpool Road , Crosby L23 5TF	2out of 4	2,259 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chesterfield High School Chesterfield Road , Crosby L23 9YB	3out of 4	2,686 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Litherland High School Sterrix Lane , Litherland L21 0DB	2out of 4	2,760 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes Fernhill Road , L20 6AQ	2out of 4	2,966 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco Netherton Way , L30 2NA	- not rated	3,287 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hugh Baird College Balliol Road , L20 7EW	- not rated	3,976 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Merchant Taylors' Boys' School Liverpool Road , Crosby L23 0QP	- not rated	1,489 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
St. Mary's College Everest Road , Crosby L23 5TW	- not rated	2,054 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Merchant Taylors' Girls' School Liverpool Road , L23 5SP	- not rated	2,202 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
IMPACT Daleacre Campus , Daleacre Drive L30 2QQ	3out of 4	2,955 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowan Park School Sterrix Lane , Litherland L21 0DB	4out of 4	2,959 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
Waterloo Community Centre	Great Georges Road	269 yd
Seaforth Information Network Group	53 Cambridge Road	282 yd
Community Pantry Cafe	53 Cambridge Road	282 yd
Spitroast Ltd	104 South Road	567 yd
Chy	98 South Road	569 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
St Thomas Of Canterbury Church	32 Great Georges Road	269 yd
Waterloo Lawn Tennis Club	Waterloo Tennis Club, Park Road	431 yd
Kingsway Christian Fellowship	Kingsway Christian Centre, Church Road	455 yd
Flanagans	35 Queen Street	488 yd
Lion & Unicorn	6-8 Church Road	530 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dr Doner	163-165 Rawson Road	336 yd
Lucky House	145 Rawson Road	390 yd
The Kiosk	Marine Gardens, Marine Terrace	567 yd
American Pizza Slice	112 South Road	578 yd
Henrys	132 South Road	578 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Iceland Foods Plc	70-76 South Road		577 yd
Co-op	20 Brighton Road		909 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Brookvale Playing Fields BROOK VALE	grass pitches	395 yd
Energie Fitness Club (Liverpool Waterloo) (Closed) South Road	health and fitness suite	575 yd
Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre CAMBRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	697 yd
Chaffers Playing Fields (Closed) Glenwyllin Road	athletics tracks	756 yd
Tiersco Gym ST. JOHNS ROAD	health and fitness suite	942 yd
Waterloo Methodist Church BIRCHDALE ROAD		1,003 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	0.0%

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