Edge Lane, Fairfield, Liverpool, L7 9LB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding L7 9LB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.1%	54.5%	-0.6%	51.0%	3.5%
Male	44.9%	45.5%	0.6%	49.0%	-3.5%

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 L7 9LB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.4% 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	63.1%	64.4%	1.3%	37.9%	26.5%
Married: Opposite sex	21.3%	22.3%	1.0%	44.2%	-21.9%
Separated	2.5%	1%	-1.5%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	9.4%	8.9%	-0.5%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	3.8%	3.5%	-0.3%	6.1%	-2.6%

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	44.9%	50.2%	5.3%	48.4%	1.8%
Good health	31.6%	32%	0.4%	33.6%	-1.6%
Fair health	13.3%	11.5%	-1.8%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	6.6%	3.6%	-3.0%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	3.6%	2.8%	-0.8%	1.2%	1.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	31.9%	24%	-7.9%	18.2%	5.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.6%	6.4%	-9.2%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.8%	9.3%	-4.5%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	2.9%	-1.5%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	22.1%	12.7%	16.9%	5.2%
Degree or Similar	16.3%	33.3%	17.0%	33.8%	-0.5%
Other	8.8%	2%	-6.8%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61% 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)
Bangladeshi	0%	2%	2.0%	1.1%	0.9%
Chinese	3.6%	0%	-3.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.5%	2%	1.5%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	3.6%	3.9%	0.3%	1.6%	2.3%
Black African	6.6%	13.8%	7.2%	2.5%	11.3%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	0.8%	2.0%
Mixed White and African	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.1%	0.8%	-2.3%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1%	3.5%	2.5%	0.8%	2.7%
White	76%	61%	-15.0%	81.4%	-20.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	0%	5.1%	5.1%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.9% 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	84.2%	65.9%	-18.3%	83.2%	-17.3%
European Union	5.1%	6.6%	1.5%	6.1%	0.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	3.9%	3.9%	0.8%	3.1%
Africa	3.1%	10.9%	7.8%	2.7%	8.2%
Middle East and Asia	6.1%	8.5%	2.4%	5.6%	2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	3.1%	2.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.3%	0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.7%	66.4%	-17.3%	83.2%	-16.8%
10+ Years	6.1%	10.5%	4.4%	9.8%	0.7%
5-10 Years	4.6%	6.6%	2.0%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	4.6%	5.5%	0.9%	2.2%	3.3%
Less than 2 years	1%	10.9%	9.9%	1.9%	9.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.1%	76.7%	-8.6%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	4.7%	0.9%	3.8%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	10.1%	13.5%	-3.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.7%	37.2%	-7.5%
Christian	54.3%	46.2%	8.1%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	7.4%	6.5%	0.9%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Edge Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Edge Lane was 152.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 63.7% higher than the Edge Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Edge Lane has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill and the 408th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -74.5%.

🔎 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
£31,500

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in L7 9LB, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 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 Edge Lane are based on 242 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 Edge Lane, Fairfield, Liverpool, L7 9LB

Estimated Average Property Prices for L7 9LB

Average Price
£287,056

Semi-Detached
£204,751

Terraced
£314,491

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Edge Lane

Average Price
£400,816

Semi-Detached
£229,044

Terraced
£190,455

Detached
£675,831

Flats/Maisonettes
£99,274

Other
£3,008,818

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Edge LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
271A Edge Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£217,000	2024-10-16	£230,860
271A Edge Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£217,000	2024-10-16	£230,860
261 Edge Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£517,062	2022-07-27	£582,870
267 Edge Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£225,000	2021-04-16	£284,143
271A Edge Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2019-05-10	£285,341

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L7 9LB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in L7 9LB 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	44
Student (economically inactive)	35
Part-Time Employee	25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	20
Looking after home or family	19
Self-Employed	16
Retired	16
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Unemployed	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Human health and social work activities	13
Other	7
Education	7
Manufacturing	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Information and communication	6
Construction	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	1,177 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abercromby Nursery School Falkner Street , L8 7QA	4out of 4	1,832 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	1,950 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allenby Square Nursery School Elmshouse Road , L13 2BR	- not rated	1,953 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East Prescot Road Nursery School 86 East Prescot Road , L14 1PW	4out of 4	3,150 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kensington Infants' School Brae Street , L7 2QG	- not rated	384 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kensington Junior School Brae Street , L7 2QG	- not rated	384 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kensington Primary School Brae Street , L7 2QG	3out of 4	395 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Holly Road , L7 0LH	- not rated	465 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Primary School Birchfield Road , L7 9LY	3out of 4	863 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi Gardners Drive , Kensington L6 7UR	- not rated	1,060 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi Gardners Drive , Kensington L6 7UR	2out of 4	1,060 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nugent RC Boys' Comprehensive School Edmund Wing , Overbury Street L7 3HL	- not rated	1,074 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Studio @ Deyes Vortex House , Enterprise Way L13 1FB	- not rated	1,151 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
University Community School Mount Vernon Road , L7 3EA	- not rated	1,210 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Liverpool Mathematics School Sir Alastair Pilkington Building , Back Bedford Street L69 7SH	- not rated	1,833 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The City of Liverpool College Clarence Street , L3 5TP	- not rated	2,164 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College 41 Upper Duke Street , L1 9DY	- not rated	2,312 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	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	2,499 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool College Queen's Drive , Mossley Hill L18 8BG	4out of 4	3,583 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harmonize Academy AP Free School 7 Phillimore Road , Kensington L6 6DL	4out of 4	539 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Marydale Lodge Sch Care of: Nugent Care , 99 Edge Lane L7 2PE	- not rated	605 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kelso Independent School 69 Kelso Road , Fairfield L6 3AG	- not rated	676 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christian Fellowship School Overbury Street , Edge Hill L7 3HL	- not rated	984 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Balmoral Independent School 41 Balmoral Road , Newsham Park L6 8ND	- not rated	985 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hindu Cultural Organisation	253 Edge Lane	73 yd
Croissant of Inequality	55 Holt Road	315 yd
Omdur cafe and takeaway	96 Holt Road	329 yd
ASK Your Local Pantry	300 Kensington	457 yd
Mcdonalds Restaurant	314 Kensington	480 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Liver Vaults	59 Gilead Street	496 yd
Lister Hotel	28A Prescot Road	501 yd
The Kensington	189 Kensington	622 yd
Vinebrook	159 - 161 Kensington	703 yd
The Bears Paw	The Bears Paw Irvine Street	985 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Holt Sandwich Bar	51 Holt Road	317 yd
Tonys Fish & Chips	86 Holt Road	333 yd
Kilos trap kitchen	33 Holt Road	347 yd
Salt and Vinegar	56 Durning Road	416 yd
Curry kiing Ltd	54 Durning Road	428 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	2 Prescot Road	430 yd
Lidl Uk	Lidl Supermarket, 306 Kensington	456 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	1 Wavertree Retail Park	606 yd
Home Bargains	20 - 22 Wavertree Retail Park	658 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Wavertree Botanical Park Playing Fields BOTANIC ROAD	grass pitches	361 yd
Jubilee Sports Bank JUBILEE DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	662 yd
Jd Gyms (Liverpool Edge Lane) LIVERPOOL DIGITAL LIVERPOOL DIGITAL EDGE LANE	health and fitness suite	775 yd
St Philip'S Church Hall Sheil Road		857 yd
New Park Primary School (Closed) 100 Boaler Street	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	1,038 yd
The Academy Of St Francis Of Assisi GARDNERS DRIVE		1,052 yd
New Park Primary School BOALER STREET	artificial grass pitch	1,073 yd
Fairfield Police Club (Closed) Prescot Road	grass pitches	1,079 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	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	51 Mbit/s
Average download speed	120.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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