Merlin Street is in Liverpool and in Liverpool district. L8 8HZ is located in the Princes Park electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Liverpool, Riverside. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Merlin Street, Liverpool, L8 8HZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: L8 8HU, L8 8HW, L8 8JA, L8 8AG, L8 8HY, L8 8HT, L8 8HX, L8 8HQ, L8 8AE.

Merlin Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Merlin Street are based on 43 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for L8 8HZ

Average Price
£97,167
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£97,167
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merlin Street

Average Price
£94,954
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merlin Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
35 Merlin Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£120,0002022-08-10 £117,097
32 Merlin Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£55,0002022-06-01 £54,412
36 Merlin Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£100,0002021-06-15 £106,398
38 Merlin Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£105,0002021-05-11 £115,707
41 Merlin Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£68,0002021-01-15 £77,632

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Abercromby Nursery School
Falkner Street, L8 7QA 		1,088 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chatham Place Nursery School
139 Earle Road, L7 6HD 		1,906 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Everton Nursery School and Family Centre
Spencer Street, L6 2WF 		3,338 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Windsor Community Primary School
Upper Hill Street, Toxteth L8 8JE 		365 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Silas Church of England Primary School
High Park Street, Toxteth L8 3TP 		398 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Upper Hill Street, L8 5UX 		517 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Upper Essex Street, L8 6QB 		568 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsley Community School
Eversley Street, L8 2TG 		835 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Belvedere Academy
17 Belvidere Road, Princes Park L8 3TF 		876 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
41 Greenland Street, L1 0BS 		1,138 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Studio School Liverpool
41 Greenland Street, L1 0BS 		1,138 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
1 Aigburth Drive, Sefton Park L17 3AA 		1,328 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Dingle Vale, L8 9SJ 		1,577 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street, L1 9HF 		1,232 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Liverpool Mathematics School
Sir Alastair Pilkington Building, Back Bedford Street L69 7SH 		1,418 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe City of Liverpool College
Clarence Street, L3 5TP 		1,821 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus, Conway Park CH41 4NT 		4,113 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Liverpool College
Queen's Drive, Mossley Hill L18 8BG 		3,165 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedProgress Schools - Toxteth
115 Upper Warwick Street, Liverpool L8 8HD 		243 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Belvedere Preparatory School
23 Belvidere Road, Princes Park L8 3TF 		876 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Princes School
Selborne Street, L8 1YQ 		991 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts
Mount Street, L1 9HF 		1,263 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCities in Schools at Unit 302
Queens Dock Commercial Centre, Norkfolk Street L1 0BG 		1,478 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
L8cafe ltd90 North Hill Street185 yd
Ethiopian Coffee7 Admiral Street199 yd
Crawford House Community Partnership2 Gwent Street308 yd
Sedpraiz Naija KitchenCrawford House Upper Warwick Street322 yd
Squash112 - 114 Windsor Street379 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Empress93 High Park Street234 yd
The Mosley Arms156 Mill Street730 yd
The Anglesea34 - 36 Beresford Road752 yd
Peter Kavanagh2 - 6 Egerton Street844 yd
Chaplins Bar145 Lodge Lane1,077 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hot and spicy / shuga shuga124 North Hill Street94 yd
Mr Pizza168 Windsor Street232 yd
Crème De La Hemp162 Windsor Street241 yd
The kebab shop119 Windsor Street246 yd
Sedpraiz Nigeria KitchenCrawford House Upper Warwick Street322 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco Superstore, 215 Park Road592 yd
Granby Supermarket81 - 83 Granby Street672 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Admiral Street Recreation Ground
Admiral Street 		grass pitches281 yd
Toxteth Firefit Hub
TOXTETH FIRE FIT HUB TOXTETH FIRE FIT HUB UPPER WARWICK STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite337 yd
Lifestyles Toxteth (Closed)
Upper Hill Street 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts364 yd
The Methodist Centre
BEACONSFIELD STREET 		517 yd
Lifestyles Park Road
STEBLE STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool580 yd
St Margaret Of Antioch C Of E Primary School (Closed)
Upper Hampton Street 		grass pitches708 yd
The Belvedere Academy
BELVIDERE ROAD 		health and fitness suite744 yd
Belvedere Community Activity Centre (The Belve)
89-91 89-91 MILES STREET 		814 yd
Princes Park
PRINCES PARK PRINCES PARK BELVIDERE ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts847 yd
Tiber Park (Closed)
Coltart Road 		grass pitches930 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed70.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed98.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Merlin Street dangerous?

In 2023, 945 crimes were reported near Merlin Street . Only 9% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of L8 8HZ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 945
Violence And Sexual Offences 400
Public Order 128
Criminal Damage And Arson 87
Drugs 69
Anti Social Behaviour 65
Other Theft 56
Vehicle Crime 43
Burglary 34
Bicycle Theft 19
Other Crime 17
Robbery 13
Possession Of Weapons 7
Theft From The Person 5
Shoplifting 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of L8 8HZ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Devonshire Road West481 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Pomfret Street390 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Madryn Street342 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Madryn Street342 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Geraint Street119 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Alex Close440 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Geraint Street119 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Upper Hill Street498 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Upper Hill Street498 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Wellington Terrace259 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in L8 8HZ 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 Employee54
Retired31
Looking after home or family23
Self-Employed23
Student (economically inactive)22
Other22
Part-Time Employee22
Long-Term Sick or disabled19
Unemployed8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities22
Accommodation and food service activities19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles14
Education11
Other9
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Manufacturing5
Transport and storage5
Administrative and support service activities5
Construction3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Financial and insurance activities1
Information and communication1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female174
Male143

Partnership Status

Single113
Married: Opposite sex74
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated7
Divorced17
Widowed16

Health

Very good health145
Good health91
Fair health49
Bad health26
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications89
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 18
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 20
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 23
Degree or Similar 66
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi18
Chinese3
Pakistani2
Other Asian32
Black African18
Black Caribbean9
Other Black14
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African11
Mixed White and Caribbean8
Mixed Other10
White113
Arab34
Other42

Country of Birth

United Kingdom206
European Union10
Africa24
Middle East and Asia68
The Americas and the Caribbean5
British Overseas4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK206
10+ Years53
5-10 Years14
2-5 Years22
Less than 2 years22

Passport Held

United Kingdom230
Ireland2
Italy1
Poland5
Romania2
Other EU countries3
North Africa8
Central and Western Africa1
Middle East18
Eastern Asia2
British Overseas Territories1
No passport held41

Religion

No religion50
Christian126
Buddhist1
Muslim123
Other religion1
Not answered16
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