Wright Street, Liverpool, L5 8SB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around L5 8SB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.5%	50.1%	-1.4%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	48.5%	49.9%	1.4%	49.0%	0.9%

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 L5 8SB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.5% 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	59%	69.5%	10.5%	37.9%	31.6%
Married: Opposite sex	17.2%	15.7%	-1.5%	44.2%	-28.5%
Separated	5.6%	3%	-2.6%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	12.3%	8.9%	-3.4%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	6%	3%	-3.0%	6.1%	-3.1%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (67.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.8%	38%	-1.8%	48.4%	-10.4%
Good health	28%	29.1%	1.1%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	19.3%	18.6%	-0.7%	12.7%	5.9%
Bad health	10.5%	11.7%	1.2%	4.0%	7.7%
Very bad health	2.4%	2.6%	0.2%	1.2%	1.4%

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 L5 8SB this area, 30.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	42.9%	30.5%	-12.4%	18.2%	12.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	4.6%	-8.1%	9.6%	-5.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	10.3%	-1.6%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	6.6%	4.7%	5.3%	1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	15.9%	5.8%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	12.7%	31.5%	18.8%	33.8%	-2.3%
Other	7.8%	0.7%	-7.1%	2.8%	-2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 82.3% 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	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.6%	2%	1.4%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	3%	7.1%	4.1%	2.5%	4.6%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	87%	82.3%	-4.7%	81.4%	0.9%
Arab	6%	1.4%	-4.6%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 76.2% 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	82.5%	76.2%	-6.3%	83.2%	-7.0%
European Union	7.2%	11.2%	4.0%	6.1%	5.1%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	3.3%	5.2%	1.9%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	6.3%	5.7%	-0.6%	5.6%	0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.9%	75.8%	-6.1%	83.2%	-7.4%
10+ Years	7.2%	8.5%	1.3%	9.8%	-1.3%
5-10 Years	3.9%	6.8%	2.9%	2.9%	3.9%
2-5 Years	4.8%	4%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.8%
Less than 2 years	2.1%	4.8%	2.7%	1.9%	2.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67%	76.7%	-9.7%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	4.3%	1.3%	3.0%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	12.3%	13.5%	-1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.8%	37.2%	-13.4%
Christian	67.3%	46.2%	21.1%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	4%	6.5%	-2.5%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Wright Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wright Street was 1330.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 496.5% higher than the Everton West average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Wright Street has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Everton West and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 330.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -0.1%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,700

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in L5 8SB, 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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) - 10/10 (very 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 Wright Street are based on 25 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 Wright Street, Liverpool, L5 8SB

Estimated Average Property Prices for L5 8SB

Average Price
£31,194

Semi-Detached
£135,346

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£9,755

Other
£27,590

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wright Street

Average Price
£28,818

Semi-Detached
£142,138

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£9,801

Other
£25,395

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wright Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Unit 1-05 Young Village, 19 Wright Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Other, an established residential building	£1,500	2025-01-20	£1,536
Unit 3-05 Young Village, 19 Wright Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Other, an established residential building	£1,500	2025-01-20	£1,536
Unit G-04 Young Village, 19 Wright Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£2,500	2025-01-09	£2,560
Unit 2-02 Young Village, 19 Wright Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Other, an established residential building	£13,000	2024-07-12	£13,495
Unit 2-08 Young Village, 19 Wright Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Other, an established residential building	£13,000	2024-05-31	£13,764

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L5 8SB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in L5 8SB 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	86
Long-Term Sick or disabled	53
Part-Time Employee	33
Other	26
Looking after home or family	25
Retired	23
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	20
Self-Employed	19
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	12

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Construction	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	11
Education	9
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	1,296 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abercromby Nursery School Falkner Street , L8 7QA	4out of 4	3,013 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Nursery School Cambridge Road , Bootle L20 9LQ	3out of 4	3,026 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerville Nursery School Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB	3out of 4	3,932 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	4,005 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anthony's Junior School Great Homer Street , L5 5AX	- not rated	163 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Anthony's RC Infant School Great Homer Street , L5 5AX	- not rated	163 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St Nicholas CofE School Blenheim Street , L5 8UY	- not rated	261 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Trinity Catholic Academy Titchfield Street , Vauxhall L5 8UT	- not rated	288 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School Titchfield Street , L5 8UT	- not rated	413 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Brigid's RC High School Silvester Street , L5 8SE	- not rated	319 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Academy 180 Great Homer Street , L5 5AF	2out of 4	596 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic College 180 Great Homer Street , L5 5AF	- not rated	598 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Campion Catholic High School Prince Edwin Street , L5 3RW	- not rated	699 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
North Liverpool Academy 120 Heyworth Street , L5 0SQ	3out of 4	1,107 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	2,179 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Liverpool Mathematics School Sir Alastair Pilkington Building , Back Bedford Street L69 7SH	- not rated	2,636 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College 41 Upper Duke Street , L1 9DY	- not rated	2,780 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Baird College Balliol Road , L20 7EW	- not rated	2,915 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT	- not rated	4,401 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	2,765 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Millstead School Iliad Street , L5 3LU	4out of 4	669 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rotunda Independent School for Excellent 107-115 Great Mersey Street , Kirkdale L5 2PL	- not rated	816 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mill Road Pupil Referral Unit, Ipors Centre Mill Road , L6 2AS	- not rated	1,598 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Pupil Referral Unit Mill Road , L6 2AS	- not rated	1,598 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
The Phoenix Pupil Referral Unit Mill Road , L6 2AS	- not rated	1,598 yd	Miscellaneous	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
McDonalds	Mcdonalds, 28 Jennifer Avenue	280 yd
Epsy	Epsom Street Play Centre Goodwood Street	311 yd
Super Wok	12 Jennifer Avenue	448 yd
Costa	24 Jennifer Avenue	478 yd
tim hortons	Tim Hortons, 3 Jennifer Avenue	548 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
One Flew Over The Throsles Nes	344 Scotland Road	118 yd
The Castle	260 Vauxhall Road	482 yd
Shrewsbury House Youth Club	31 - 39 Langrove Street	599 yd
Eldonian Village Hall	Eldonian Village Hall Burlington Street	621 yd
The Crown Vaults	25 Kirkdale Road	683 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Uncles Chicken Shack	Uncles Chicken Shack, Telegraph Service Station Scotland Road	116 yd
KFC	Kfc, 30 Jennifer Avenue	360 yd
Greggs	144 Great Homer Street	398 yd
The New George Fish & Chips	3 Stanley Road	400 yd
Subway	2 Jennifer Avenue	430 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys, 26 Jennifer Avenue	315 yd
B&M Retail Ltd	114 Great Homer Street	388 yd
Home Bargains	116 Great Homer Street	393 yd
W H Lung Supermarket	W H Lung Building Blackstone Street	1,029 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (Liverpool Great Homer Street) Great Homer Street	health and fitness suite	403 yd
Lifestyles Everton Park GREAT HOMER STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	519 yd
Megacentre (Liverpool) (Closed) Vauxhall Road	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	562 yd
Notre Dame Catholic College GREAT HOMER STREET		598 yd
Shrewsbury House Youth Centre 31-39 31-39 LANGROVE STREET	health and fitness suite	600 yd
Our Lady Of Reconciliation Catholic Primary School (Closed) Eldon Place	grass pitches	663 yd
Everton Park ZANTE CLOSE	grass pitches	690 yd
Campion Catholic High School (Closed) Prince Edwin Street	health and fitness suite	699 yd
Albion House Sports Centre (Closed) Albion Street	health and fitness suite	987 yd
William Collins Playing Fields LAMBETH ROAD	grass pitches	1,010 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	22.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	22.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	22.2%

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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	83.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of L5 8SB