King Street, Southport, PR8 1LH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PR8 1LH has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	48.1%	49.9%	1.8%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	51.9%	50.1%	-1.8%	49.0%	1.1%

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 PR8 1LH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.5% 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	45.9%	58.5%	12.6%	37.9%	20.6%
Married: Opposite sex	27.1%	20.8%	-6.3%	44.2%	-23.4%
Separated	4.3%	2.8%	-1.5%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	20%	13.5%	-6.5%	9.1%	4.4%
Widowed	2.7%	4.4%	1.7%	6.1%	-1.7%

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	35.1%	41%	5.9%	48.4%	-7.4%
Good health	40.9%	31.9%	-9.0%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	17.9%	17.2%	-0.7%	12.7%	4.5%
Bad health	5.8%	8.8%	3.0%	4.0%	4.8%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	18.8%	22.3%	3.5%	18.2%	4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.8%	7.2%	-11.6%	9.6%	-2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	19.1%	3.0%	13.4%	5.7%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	4.4%	1.7%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	16%	7.4%	16.9%	-0.9%
Degree or Similar	21.2%	27%	5.8%	33.8%	-6.8%
Other	13.7%	4.1%	-9.6%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	2.4%	1.1%	-1.3%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.4%	2.7%	1.3%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	1.1%	0.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1%	1.1%	0.1%	0.8%	0.3%
White	85.6%	87.6%	2.0%	81.4%	6.2%
Arab	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.7%	3.5%	2.8%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.8% 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%	67.8%	-4.0%	83.2%	-15.4%
European Union	16.8%	23.5%	6.7%	6.1%	17.4%
Rest of Europe	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	2.7%	-0.5%
Middle East and Asia	6.2%	2.4%	-3.8%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	3%	1.3%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.8%	67.7%	-3.1%	83.2%	-15.5%
10+ Years	7.2%	12.4%	5.2%	9.8%	2.6%
5-10 Years	5.5%	7%	1.5%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	8.9%	6.7%	-2.2%	2.2%	4.5%
Less than 2 years	7.6%	6.2%	-1.4%	1.9%	4.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.2%	76.7%	-22.5%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Portugal	5.7%	0.5%	5.2%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	6.7%	1.3%	5.4%
Romania	4.3%	0.9%	3.4%
Other EU countries	9.4%	1.5%	7.9%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
Central and South America	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
No passport held	13.2%	13.5%	-0.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.6%	37.2%	5.4%
Christian	50.7%	46.2%	4.5%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	1.1%	6.5%	-5.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is King Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around King Street was 702.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 850.8% higher than the Cambridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

King Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge and the 8th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 348.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.5%.

🔎 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. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,700

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in PR8 1LH, 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 King Street are based on 114 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sefton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for King Street, Southport, PR8 1LH

Estimated Average Property Prices for PR8 1LH

Average Price
£323,994

Semi-Detached
£272,935

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£80,597

Other
£669,509

Estimated Average Property Prices for King Street

Average Price
£192,285

Semi-Detached
£274,339

Terraced
£243,521

Detached
£255,480

Flats/Maisonettes
£98,574

Other
£245,489

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on King Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
25 King Street, Southport, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£195,000	2020-04-09	£271,680
29 King Street, Southport, Merseyside Other, an established residential building	£550,000	2019-10-01	£672,079
27 King Street, Southport, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£180,000	2008-04-14	£271,650
25 King Street, Southport, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£221,265	2007-09-27	£328,368
Ground Floor Shop 27A King Street, Southport, Merseyside Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£70,000	2007-05-04	£80,906

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PR8 1LH

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	104
Retired	45
Long-Term Sick or disabled	43
Part-Time Employee	37
Other	28
Unemployed	23
Self-Employed	20
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Student (economically inactive)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Human health and social work activities	32
Accommodation and food service activities	26
Education	10
Other	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	6
Construction	6
Transport and storage	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crossens Nursery School Preston New Road , PR9 8PA	4out of 4	4,171 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport Manchester Road , PR9 9AZ	3out of 4	1,046 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Linaker Primary School Sefton Street , PR8 5DB	3out of 4	1,059 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's Church of England Primary School Hampton Road , PR8 6SS	3out of 4	1,274 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Infant and Nursery School Everton Road , Birkdale PR8 4BT	3out of 4	1,471 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Birkdale Primary School Matlock Road , Birkdale PR8 4EL	3out of 4	1,707 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Stamford Road , PR8 4EX	2out of 4	2,356 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Meols Cop High School Meols Cop Road , PR8 6JS	4out of 4	2,645 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenbank High School Hastings Road , PR8 2LT	4out of 4	3,086 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Stanley High School Fleetwood Road , PR9 9TF	1out of 4	3,824 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Birkdale High School Windy Harbour Road , Birkdale PR8 3DT	3out of 4	4,196 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southport College Mornington Road , PR9 0TT	- not rated	899 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arden College 40 Derby Road , PR9 0TZ	- not rated	961 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Presfield High School and Specialist College Preston New Road , Churchtown PR9 8PA	3out of 4	4,241 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Peterhouse School Preston New Road , Churchtown PR9 8PA	4out of 4	4,294 yd	Non-maintained 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
Lings on Kings	52 King Street	53 yd
Forum Court Limited	Forum Court, 80 Lord Street	103 yd
Season Coffee Bar & Kitchen	14-16 King Street	128 yd
New China City	18-20 King Street	128 yd
Lennys	Unit 10, Southport Market, King Street	129 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mikhail Hotels Ltd	Market Hall, King Street	129 yd
Purple Rain Lounge	Forge Brasserie, Queen Anne Street	136 yd
Wellington Hotel	22 Eastbank Street	164 yd
Vincent Hotel	Vincent, 98 Lord Street	171 yd
Les Dodd Snooker Centre	9-11 Princes Street	171 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pitamu	Unit 4, Market Hall, King Street	110 yd
Kaizen Sushi and Eatery	Unit 9, Market Hall, King Street	129 yd
KFC	12 Eastbank Street	174 yd
Subway	6 Eastbank Street	186 yd
Haruns Charcoal Grill	2c Coronation Walk	199 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	5-9 King Street	128 yd
Mr Super Store	1-3 Coronation Walk	233 yd
Tesco	42-46 Eastbank Street	245 yd
WM Morrison Supermarkets Ltd	Morrisons, Lord Street	249 yd
B&M Express	29-31 Tulketh Street	302 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Vincent Hotel LORD STREET	health and fitness suite	163 yd
Royal Clifton Health Club 1-9 1-9 PROMENADE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	285 yd
Anytime Fitness (Southport) GARRICK PARADE GARRICK PARADE LORD STREET	health and fitness suite	304 yd
Spindles Health & Leisure (Southport) LORD STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	313 yd
Everlast Fitness Club (Southport) 34-36 34-36 TULKETH STREET	health and fitness suite	349 yd
Body Pulse Fitness - Warehouse Gym UNIT 3 REAR OF 30 UNIT 3 REAR OF 30 VIRGINIA STREET	health and fitness suite	605 yd
Victoria Leisure PROMENADE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	665 yd
Dunes Splash World ESPLANADE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	692 yd
Southport College Sports Centre MORNINGTON ROAD	health and fitness suite	808 yd
Victoria Park Rotten Row	tennis courts	923 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.8%
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	76.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of PR8 1LH