Rice Lane, Liverpool, L9 2BL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding L9 2BL has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% of residents 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	43.9%	47.8%	3.9%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	56.1%	52.2%	-3.9%	49.0%	3.2%

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 L9 2BL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.5% 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	51.7%	50.5%	-1.2%	37.9%	12.6%
Married: Opposite sex	29.3%	33.3%	4.0%	44.2%	-10.9%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	0.3%	1.6%
Separated	3.7%	1.6%	-2.1%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	10.2%	7.9%	-2.3%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	4.4%	4.8%	0.4%	6.1%	-1.3%

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	38.8%	42.5%	3.7%	48.4%	-5.9%
Good health	36%	30.4%	-5.6%	33.6%	-3.2%
Fair health	14.5%	16.5%	2.0%	12.7%	3.8%
Bad health	7.3%	8.2%	0.9%	4.0%	4.2%
Very bad health	3.4%	2.3%	-1.1%	1.2%	1.1%

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	23.8%	18.4%	-5.4%	18.2%	0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	12.1%	-3.2%	9.6%	2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.3%	14.9%	-2.4%	13.4%	1.5%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	4.8%	2.1%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.3%	21.6%	8.3%	16.9%	4.7%
Degree or Similar	22.1%	27.9%	5.8%	33.8%	-5.9%
Other	5.4%	0.3%	-5.1%	2.8%	-2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.4% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	6.4%	1.8%	-4.6%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
White	89.7%	95.4%	5.7%	81.4%	14.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 93.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.9%	93.3%	3.4%	83.2%	10.1%
European Union	2.5%	3.8%	1.3%	6.1%	-2.3%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	5.9%	1.5%	-4.4%	2.7%	-1.2%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	5.6%	-5.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.4%	93.3%	5.9%	83.2%	10.1%
10+ Years	2%	2.8%	0.8%	9.8%	-7.0%
5-10 Years	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	2.9%	-2.1%
2-5 Years	2.5%	0.8%	-1.7%	2.2%	-1.4%
Less than 2 years	6.7%	2.3%	-4.4%	1.9%	0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.9%	76.7%	2.2%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	16.5%	13.5%	3.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28%	37.2%	-9.2%
Christian	66.6%	46.2%	20.4%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Rice Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rice Lane was 51.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 55.7% lower than the Fazakerley West average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Rice Lane has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fazakerley West and the 521st lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.7%.

🔎 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. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,300

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in L9 2BL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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) - 9/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Rice Lane are based on 209 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 Rice Lane, Liverpool, L9 2BL

Estimated Average Property Prices for L9 2BL

Average Price
£158,282

Semi-Detached
£203,009

Terraced
£150,150

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rice Lane

Average Price
£177,272

Semi-Detached
£160,534

Terraced
£169,315

Detached
£235,205

Flats/Maisonettes
£112,650

Other
£260,445

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rice LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
302 Rice Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2024-10-29	£219,066
322 Rice Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£183,000	2024-10-18	£200,445
322 Rice Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£190,000	2022-08-26	£218,967
318 Rice Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£159,950	2022-05-06	£188,109
318 Rice Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2022-05-06	£147,006

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L9 2BL

Employment

L9 2BL area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	134
Retired	41
Part-Time Employee	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Unemployed	27
Self-Employed	19
Looking after home or family	12
Student (economically inactive)	10
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	46
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Financial and insurance activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Construction	12
Education	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Other	8
Manufacturing	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Information and communication	5
Transport and storage	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenacre Community Nursery School Province Place , L20 6PJ	3out of 4	1,735 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Nursery School Cambridge Road , Bootle L20 9LQ	3out of 4	1,857 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ellergreen Nursery School and Childcare Centre Ellergreen Road , Norris Green L11 2RY	4out of 4	3,509 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	4,801 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rice Lane Primary School Brockenhurst Road , Walton L9 3BU	3out of 4	223 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northcote Primary School Cavendish Drive , Walton L9 1HW	3out of 4	781 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School Cedar Road , L9 9AF	2out of 4	876 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Monica's Catholic Primary School Kelly Drive , L20 9EB	4out of 4	939 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Longmoor Community Primary School Hall Lane , L9 0EU	3out of 4	1,158 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Archbishop Beck Catholic College 55 Long Lane , Fazakerley L9 7BF	2out of 4	1,070 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alsop High School Queens Drive , L4 6SH	- not rated	1,275 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillside High School Breeze Hill , L20 9NU	1out of 4	1,363 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes Fernhill Road , L20 6AQ	2out of 4	1,591 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco Netherton Way , L30 2NA	- not rated	2,341 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hugh Baird College Balliol Road , L20 7EW	- not rated	2,398 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cavendish View School 99 Cavendish Drive , Walton L9 1NB	- not rated	794 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liverpool Progressive School Rice Lane , Walton L9 1NR	- not rated	932 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Peregrinate School 14 Swinderby Drive , Melling L31 1JW	- not rated	1,247 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Turning Point Academy Essex House , Bridle Road L30 4UE	- not rated	1,862 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Birtenshaw School Merseyside 82 Higher Lane , Liverpool L9 7AB	- not rated	1,992 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Restaurant Dracula	263 Rice Lane	46 yd
Duval	Unit A Stoker Way	89 yd
A Tasca	199 Rice Lane	261 yd
Kattikka	183 Rice Lane	326 yd
Revival7	151 Rice Lane	439 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Prince Leopold	185 Rice Lane	304 yd
Trinity Tennis Club	25A Lynwood Road	378 yd
Dunny's Sport & Social Club	2 Stalmine Road	498 yd
Joey Orrys	499 Rice Lane	536 yd
The Windsor	1 Walton Vale	615 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hi Vibe Nutrition	261 Rice Lane	60 yd
Smashd bros	189 Rice Lane	291 yd
C K Wai	26 Willowdale Road	325 yd
Hi Kitty	181 Rice Lane	338 yd
American Pizza Grill	210 - 212 Rice Lane	389 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi - Rice Lane	1 Clocktower Drive	681 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarket Rice Lane	698 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	24 Walton Vale	750 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express Supermarket, 14 Longmoor Lane	985 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Rice Lane Recreation Ground RICE LANE	grass pitches	191 yd
Trinity Lawn Tennis Club 25A 25A LYNWOOD ROAD	tennis courts	377 yd
Archbishop Beck Community Tennis Centre Crescent Road	artificial grass pitch, indoor tennis centre	473 yd
Hmp Liverpool HORNBY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	525 yd
Former St Augustines School Playing Field (Closed) Kingfield Road	grass pitches	862 yd
Bootle Stadium Maguire Avenue	grass pitches	915 yd
Activity For All Hub Maguire Avenue	artificial grass pitch, indoor tennis centre	924 yd
Jacobs Sports And Social Club JACOBS SPORTS GROUND JACOBS SPORTS GROUND LONG LANE	grass pitches	960 yd
Bootle Stadium Sports Centre (Closed) Maguire Avenue	health and fitness suite, squash courts	997 yd
Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College LONG LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool	1,010 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	92.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	92.9%
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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	221.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of L9 2BL