Berkley Street, Liverpool, L8 1XB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around L8 1XB 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	43.3%	50.1%	6.8%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	56.7%	49.9%	-6.8%	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 L8 1XB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.9% 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	68%	65.9%	-2.1%	37.9%	28.0%
Married: Opposite sex	16.3%	16.5%	0.2%	44.2%	-27.7%
Separated	2.4%	4.3%	1.9%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	8%	8.7%	0.7%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	5.3%	4.6%	-0.7%	6.1%	-1.5%

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	42.3%	45.6%	3.3%	48.4%	-2.8%
Good health	33.1%	33.9%	0.8%	33.6%	0.3%
Fair health	15.6%	13.3%	-2.3%	12.7%	0.6%
Bad health	7.8%	5.6%	-2.2%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%	0.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.5%	22%	-5.5%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.6%	8.4%	-0.2%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	8.4%	-4.0%	13.4%	-5.0%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	3.5%	1.4%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.3%	20.5%	7.2%	16.9%	3.6%
Degree or Similar	28.7%	35.3%	6.6%	33.8%	1.5%
Other	7.4%	2%	-5.4%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.3% 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)
Bangladeshi	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	10.2%	4.9%	-5.3%	0.7%	4.2%
Indian	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	3.9%	7.2%	3.3%	1.6%	5.6%
Black African	6.6%	17.5%	10.9%	2.5%	15.0%
Black Caribbean	1.7%	0.7%	-1.0%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	7.8%	2.8%	-5.0%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	3.9%	2.8%	-1.1%	0.8%	2.0%
Mixed White and African	4.4%	3.7%	-0.7%	0.4%	3.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.1%	2.6%	-1.5%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
White	41.4%	37.3%	-4.1%	81.4%	-44.1%
Arab	6.3%	11.9%	5.6%	0.6%	11.3%
Other	5.8%	5.8%	0.0%	1.6%	4.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.3% 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	66.9%	64.3%	-2.6%	83.2%	-18.9%
European Union	3.9%	5.3%	1.4%	6.1%	-0.8%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	0.2%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	12.4%	8.6%	-3.8%	2.7%	5.9%
Middle East and Asia	14.1%	18.3%	4.2%	5.6%	12.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	3.2%	2.2%	1.3%	1.9%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.7%	64.1%	-2.6%	83.2%	-19.1%
10+ Years	1.2%	19.9%	18.7%	9.8%	10.1%
5-10 Years	7.3%	7.2%	-0.1%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	11.7%	4.9%	-6.8%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	13.1%	3.9%	-9.2%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.1%	76.7%	0.4%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	2.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
North Africa	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Middle East	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.8%	37.2%	-7.4%
Christian	20.5%	46.2%	-25.7%
Buddhist	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Muslim	36.6%	6.5%	30.1%
Not answered	10.5%	6.0%	4.5%

Safety

Is Berkley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Berkley Street was 62.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.6% lower than the Canning average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Berkley Street has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning and the 624th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.2%.

🔎 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 L8 1XB, 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 - 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 - 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 Berkley Street are based on 1 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 Berkley Street, Liverpool, L8 1XB

Estimated Average Property Prices for L8 1XB

Average Price
£84,596

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£84,596

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Berkley Street

Average Price
£90,168

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£90,168

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Berkley Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Berkley Street, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£17,500	1999-11-26	£90,168

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L8 1XB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in L8 1XB 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	65
Student (economically inactive)	58
Part-Time Employee	56
Retired	34
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Unemployed	23
Looking after home or family	23
Self-Employed	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Other	16

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Education	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Other	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Construction	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abercromby Nursery School Falkner Street , L8 7QA	3out of 4	555 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	1,965 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	2,673 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerville Nursery School Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB	3out of 4	5,056 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East Prescot Road Nursery School 86 East Prescot Road , L14 1PW	4out of 4	5,421 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Windsor Community Primary School Upper Hill Street , Toxteth L8 8JE	4out of 4	389 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Upper Hill Street , L8 5UX	4out of 4	454 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lipa Primary and High School Upper Duke Street , L1 7BT	3out of 4	570 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Community School Eversley Street , L8 2TG	3out of 4	969 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas's Catholic Primary School Orthes Street , L3 5XF	2out of 4	1,040 yd	Voluntary aided 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	697 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Studio School Liverpool 41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS	3out of 4	697 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Belvedere Academy 17 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF	4out of 4	1,615 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Archbishop Blanch School 80 Earle Road , L7 6HQ	3out of 4	1,857 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College 1 Aigburth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AA	3out of 4	1,944 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
LIPA Sixth Form College Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	482 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	755 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The City of Liverpool College Clarence Street , L3 5TP	- not rated	1,079 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT	- not rated	3,779 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Liverpool College Queen's Drive , Mossley Hill L18 8BG	3out of 4	3,738 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Progress Schools - Toxteth 115 Upper Warwick Street , Liverpool L8 8HD	- not rated	512 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	513 yd	Higher education institutions	No	Mixed	More About School
Princes School Selborne Street , L8 1YQ	4out of 4	920 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool John Moores University Egerton Court , 2 Rodney Street L3 5UX	- not rated	995 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cities in Schools at Unit 302 Queens Dock Commercial Centre , Norkfolk Street L1 0BG	- not rated	1,024 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Windsor House	40 Upper Parliament Street	224 yd
Squash	112 - 114 Windsor Street	478 yd
Blackburne Arms	24 Catharine Street	480 yd
Sedpraiz Naija Kitchen	Crawford House Upper Warwick Street	550 yd
Crawford House Community Partnership	2 Gwent Street	571 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peter Kavanagh	2 - 6 Egerton Street	126 yd
The Caledonia	22 Caledonia Street	598 yd
Art School Cellars	2A Myrtle Street	663 yd
Ye Cracke	13 Rice Street	669 yd
The Observatory	35 - 39 Greenland Street	763 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Big Bite	88 Upper Parliament Street	33 yd
Cityslice	76 Upper Parliament Street	56 yd
Roger Smalley's Homeless Project	St Brides Church Percy Street	255 yd
Sedpraiz Nigeria Kitchen	Crawford House Upper Warwick Street	550 yd
The kebab shop	119 Windsor Street	584 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Danny's News	4 Myrtle Street	640 yd
Ejoy Asian Foods	8 - 10 Myrtle Street	644 yd
The Co-operative Food Ltd	2A Myrtle Street	663 yd
Granby Supermarket	81 - 83 Granby Street	779 yd
Chung Wah Supermarket	Chung Wah Supermarket Hardy Street	895 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Margaret Of Antioch C Of E Primary School (Closed) Upper Hampton Street	grass pitches	224 yd
Lifestyles Toxteth (Closed) Upper Hill Street	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	394 yd
Toxteth Firefit Hub TOXTETH FIRE FIT HUB TOXTETH FIRE FIT HUB UPPER WARWICK STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	455 yd
The Methodist Centre BEACONSFIELD STREET		827 yd
University Of Liverpool Sports Centre OXFORD STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	980 yd
Admiral Street Recreation Ground Admiral Street	grass pitches	980 yd
Lifestyles Park Road STEBLE STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,093 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	10.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	10.0%
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	55.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	75 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of L8 1XB