Edge Lane, Fairfield, Liverpool, L7 9LF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding L7 9LF, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.5% 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	50.8%	53.5%	2.7%	51.0%	2.5%
Male	49.2%	46.5%	-2.7%	49.0%	-2.5%

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 9LF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.7% 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	49.1%	54.7%	5.6%	37.9%	16.8%
Married: Opposite sex	33.5%	26.3%	-7.2%	44.2%	-17.9%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	1.9%	2.5%	0.6%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	8.6%	8.6%	0.0%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	6.3%	6.5%	0.2%	6.1%	0.4%

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	44.8%	46.5%	1.7%	48.4%	-1.9%
Good health	31.5%	33.8%	2.3%	33.6%	0.2%
Fair health	12%	12.2%	0.2%	12.7%	-0.5%
Bad health	10.1%	5.6%	-4.5%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	1.2%	0.7%

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 L7 9LF this area, 29.9% 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	33.5%	29.9%	-3.6%	18.2%	11.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	6.5%	-8.7%	9.6%	-3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.9%	11.9%	-3.0%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	2.9%	-0.8%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	14.4%	5.5%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	18.2%	30.9%	12.7%	33.8%	-2.9%
Other	5.6%	3.6%	-2.0%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66% 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	1.1%	2.9%	1.8%	0.7%	2.2%
Indian	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	0%	2.4%	2.4%	2.7%	-0.3%
Other Asian	0%	2.9%	2.9%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	5.2%	9%	3.8%	2.5%	6.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%
White	84.5%	66%	-18.5%	81.4%	-15.4%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	6.8%	2.9%	-3.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Other	0.3%	3.2%	2.9%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.2% 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	86.7%	70.2%	-16.5%	83.2%	-13.0%
European Union	1.1%	9.2%	8.1%	6.1%	3.1%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	6.8%	6.3%	-0.5%	2.7%	3.6%
Middle East and Asia	3.8%	11.5%	7.7%	5.6%	5.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.4%	71.7%	-14.7%	83.2%	-11.5%
10+ Years	0.8%	7.8%	7.0%	9.8%	-2.0%
5-10 Years	3.3%	7.2%	3.9%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	4.9%	4.8%	-0.1%	2.2%	2.6%
Less than 2 years	4.6%	8.6%	4.0%	1.9%	6.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.9%	76.7%	-13.8%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	2.9%	1.2%	1.7%
Central and South America	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
No passport held	18.9%	13.5%	5.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.9%	37.2%	-6.3%
Christian	48.3%	46.2%	2.1%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	15.5%	6.5%	9.0%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	1.9%	6.0%	-4.1%

Safety

Is Edge Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Edge Lane was 142.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 53.6% higher than the Edge Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Edge Lane has the 26th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill and the 435th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 82.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -65.3%.

🔎 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 9LF, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 9LF

Estimated Average Property Prices for L7 9LF

Average Price
£247,562

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£132,251

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,746,609

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
329A Edge Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£140,000	2025-11-28	£136,335
321 Edge Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£122,000	2025-06-30	£127,722
317B Edge Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£95,500	2021-05-07	£121,664
315C Edge Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£93,000	2021-03-26	£117,673
325A Edge Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£260,452	2020-07-16	£376,997

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L7 9LF

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in L7 9LF 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	62
Part-Time Employee	35
Long-Term Sick or disabled	30
Retired	28
Looking after home or family	28
Other	24
Student (economically inactive)	23
Self-Employed	22
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Education	12
Transport and storage	11
Construction	9
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Information and communication	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Allenby Square Nursery School Elmshouse Road , L13 2BR	- not rated	1,259 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	1,457 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East Prescot Road Nursery School 86 East Prescot Road , L14 1PW	4out of 4	2,454 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	2,458 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abercromby Nursery School Falkner Street , L8 7QA	4out of 4	2,487 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Phoenix Primary School Birchfield Road , L7 9LY	3out of 4	179 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Birchfield Primary School Birchfield Road , L7 9LY	- not rated	179 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Holly Road , L7 0LH	- not rated	265 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Birchfield County Infant School Birchfield Road , L7 9LY	- not rated	277 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 30 Church Road , L13 2BA	3out of 4	863 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Studio @ Deyes Vortex House , Enterprise Way L13 1FB	- not rated	782 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
King's Leadership Academy Wavertree Stephenson Way , L13 1HD	- not rated	861 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi Gardners Drive , Kensington L6 7UR	- not rated	1,116 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	1,116 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School 80 Earle Road , L7 6HQ	- not rated	1,537 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	2,520 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The City of Liverpool College Clarence Street , L3 5TP	- not rated	2,860 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College 41 Upper Duke Street , L1 9DY	- not rated	2,992 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	3,183 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool College Queen's Drive , Mossley Hill L18 8BG	4out of 4	3,525 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nazene Danielle School of Performing Arts Lower Ground Floor, the Port of Liverpool Building , L3 1BY	- not rated	553 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kelso Independent School 69 Kelso Road , Fairfield L6 3AG	- not rated	860 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harmonize Academy AP Free School 7 Phillimore Road , Kensington L6 6DL	4out of 4	870 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Selkirk Independent School 21 Selkirk Road , L13 2AP	- not rated	923 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Balmoral Independent School 41 Balmoral Road , Newsham Park L6 8ND	- not rated	958 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
Cafe 89	The Range, Liverpool Innovation Park Innovation Boulevard	202 yd
Costa Coffee	Unit 1, 360 Edge Lane	375 yd
Baja Mexican Restaurant	373 Edge Lane	397 yd
ISS Uk Ltd (Barclaycard Staff Canteen)	Barclaycard Dale House Wavertree Boulevard	434 yd
Starbucks	364 Edge Lane	452 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Lister Hotel	28A Prescot Road		647 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Feng Sing	126 Prescot Road	476 yd
Chunkies	86 Prescot Road	497 yd
Kensington Kebab House	46 Prescot Road	560 yd
Adam Shawarma	121 Prescot Road	598 yd
Alan's Kitchen	29 Prescot Road	687 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	12 Montrose Way	639 yd
Iceland	2 Prescot Road	701 yd
Lidl Uk	Lidl Supermarket, 306 Kensington	887 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	1 Wavertree Retail Park	1,037 yd
B & M Ltd	B And M Edge Lane	1,092 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Jd Gyms (Liverpool Edge Lane) LIVERPOOL DIGITAL LIVERPOOL DIGITAL EDGE LANE	health and fitness suite	311 yd
Fairfield Police Club (Closed) Prescot Road	grass pitches	506 yd
Total Fitness (Liverpool - Edge Lane) (Closed) Edge Lane Retail Park	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	727 yd
Wavertree Botanical Park Playing Fields BOTANIC ROAD	grass pitches	818 yd
St Philip'S Church Hall Sheil Road		1,061 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	93.3%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	117.5 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	11.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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