Princes Road, Liverpool, L8 2UL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding L8 2UL is primarily male, with 55.9% of the population 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	39.1%	44.1%	5.0%	51.0%	-6.9%
Male	60.9%	55.9%	-5.0%	49.0%	6.9%

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 2UL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 74.5% 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	75%	74.5%	-0.5%	37.9%	36.6%
Married: Opposite sex	10.8%	11.2%	0.4%	44.2%	-33.0%
Separated	2.5%	5.1%	2.6%	2.2%	2.9%
Divorced	10.8%	9.2%	-1.6%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	1%	0%	-1.0%	6.1%	-6.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.6%	44.5%	0.9%	48.4%	-3.9%
Good health	34.5%	35.5%	1.0%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	12.7%	14.1%	1.4%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	7.3%	4.5%	-2.8%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

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 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.2%	15.7%	0.5%	18.2%	-2.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.3%	9.1%	-2.2%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.3%	8.1%	-1.2%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	1%	4.6%	3.6%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	13.2%	-1.0%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	45.6%	48.7%	3.1%	33.8%	14.9%
Other	3.4%	0.5%	-2.9%	2.8%	-2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.7% 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	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	3.6%	0.5%	-3.1%	0.7%	-0.2%
Pakistani	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	4.1%	1.4%	-2.7%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	6.8%	6.4%	-0.4%	2.5%	3.9%
Black Caribbean	3.6%	0.5%	-3.1%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	4.5%	3.6%	-0.9%	0.5%	3.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.8%	1.3%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	4.1%	1.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Mixed Other	2.3%	3.6%	1.3%	0.8%	2.8%
White	61.4%	57.7%	-3.7%	81.4%	-23.7%
Arab	4.1%	5.5%	1.4%	0.6%	4.9%
Other	2.3%	9.5%	7.2%	1.6%	7.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62% 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	71.8%	62%	-9.8%	83.2%	-21.2%
European Union	4.5%	12.2%	7.7%	6.1%	6.1%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	10%	7.7%	-2.3%	2.7%	5.0%
Middle East and Asia	8.2%	10.4%	2.2%	5.6%	4.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.1%	7.7%	3.6%	1.3%	6.4%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70%	62.6%	-7.4%	83.2%	-20.6%
10+ Years	6.4%	11.9%	5.5%	9.8%	2.1%
5-10 Years	4.1%	13.2%	9.1%	2.9%	10.3%
2-5 Years	9.5%	7.8%	-1.7%	2.2%	5.6%
Less than 2 years	10%	4.6%	-5.4%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.1%	76.7%	-6.6%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	5.9%	1.5%	4.4%
Central and Western Africa	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Central and South America	3.6%	0.2%	3.4%
No passport held	7.2%	13.5%	-6.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.6%	37.2%	9.4%
Christian	29.2%	46.2%	-17.0%
Muslim	18.3%	6.5%	11.8%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Princes Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Princes Road was 88.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.3% lower than the Arundel average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Princes Road has the 38th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Arundel and the 723rd highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -73.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,600

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in L8 2UL, 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 Princes Road are based on 144 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 Princes Road, Liverpool, L8 2UL

Estimated Average Property Prices for L8 2UL

Average Price
£139,993

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£372,296

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£95,032

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Princes Road

Average Price
£169,840

Semi-Detached
£258,205

Terraced
£297,351

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£94,723

Other
£778,977

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Princes Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 154 Princes Road, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£48,500	2025-01-10	£51,971
Basement Flat 164 Princes Road, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£142,000	2023-12-19	£160,752
Flat 3 154 Princes Road, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£55,000	2022-11-04	£60,673
Flat 2 164 Princes Road, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£132,500	2022-05-03	£149,395
Flat 1 160 Princes Road, Liverpool, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£55,000	2021-11-19	£65,153

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L8 2UL

Employment

L8 2UL area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 13% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in L8 2UL 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	58
Unemployed	26
Self-Employed	23
Part-Time Employee	16
Student (economically inactive)	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Other	10
Retired	10
Looking after home or family	8

Employment Industry

Education	21
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Other	8
Manufacturing	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Real estate activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Information and communication	4
Construction	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Transport and storage	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	1,033 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School 139 Earle Road , L7 6HD	3out of 4	1,504 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	3,254 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East Prescot Road Nursery School 86 East Prescot Road , L14 1PW	4out of 4	5,081 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Silas Church of England Primary School High Park Street , Toxteth L8 3TP	4out of 4	449 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Community School Eversley Street , L8 2TG	3out of 4	482 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Community Primary School Upper Hill Street , Toxteth L8 8JE	4out of 4	629 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Upper Hill Street , L8 5UX	4out of 4	873 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Upper Essex Street , L8 6QB	1out of 4	954 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Belvedere Academy 17 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF	4out of 4	810 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College 1 Aigburth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AA	3out of 4	1,024 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Archbishop Blanch School 80 Earle Road , L7 6HQ	3out of 4	1,398 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC 41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS	3out of 4	1,473 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Studio School Liverpool 41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS	3out of 4	1,473 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	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	1,368 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	1,406 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The City of Liverpool College Clarence Street , L3 5TP	- not rated	1,892 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT	- not rated	4,509 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	2,834 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	553 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Princes School Selborne Street , L8 1YQ	4out of 4	704 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Belvedere Preparatory School 23 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF	- not rated	810 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	1,394 yd	Higher education institutions	No	Mixed	More About School
Christian Fellowship School Overbury Street , Edge Hill L7 3HL	- not rated	1,441 yd	Other independent 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
Merseyside Somali and Community Association	145 Granby Street	123 yd
Crawford House Community Partnership	2 Gwent Street	355 yd
Sedpraiz Naija Kitchen	Crawford House Upper Warwick Street	374 yd
Ethiopian Coffee	7 Admiral Street	542 yd
L8cafe ltd	90 North Hill Street	543 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Empress	93 High Park Street	367 yd
Chaplins Bar	145 Lodge Lane	654 yd
Peter Kavanagh	2 - 6 Egerton Street	967 yd
The Anglesea	34 - 36 Beresford Road	1,049 yd
The Boundary Pub	2A Smithdown Road	1,066 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sweet Munch	137C Granby Street	137 yd
Munchies	137 Granby Street	137 yd
Sedpraiz Nigeria Kitchen	Crawford House Upper Warwick Street	374 yd
Hot and spicy / shuga shuga	124 North Hill Street	438 yd
Sammies	59 Granby Street	539 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Granby Supermarket	81 - 83 Granby Street		394 yd
Tesco	Tesco Superstore, 215 Park Road		851 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Methodist Centre BEACONSFIELD STREET		190 yd
Tiber Park (Closed) Coltart Road	grass pitches	515 yd
Tiber Football Centre Tiber Street	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	517 yd
Admiral Street Recreation Ground Admiral Street	grass pitches	618 yd
Lifestyles Toxteth (Closed) Upper Hill Street	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	638 yd
Unity Youth And Community Centre DOVE STREET	health and fitness suite	642 yd
Princes Park PRINCES PARK PRINCES PARK BELVIDERE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	646 yd
Toxteth Firefit Hub TOXTETH FIRE FIT HUB TOXTETH FIRE FIT HUB UPPER WARWICK STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	664 yd
The Belvedere Academy BELVIDERE ROAD	health and fitness suite	722 yd
St Margaret Of Antioch C Of E Primary School (Closed) Upper Hampton Street	grass pitches	774 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	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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	146.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of L8 2UL