Area guide

Living in L18, Liverpool

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around L18 in Liverpool. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 15 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Liverpool: £189,036, up 8.1% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North West average is £221,445.

Check sold prices for a specific address in L18 →
See where L18 ranks across North West →

Council tax at Band D in Liverpool: £2,674 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare L18 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for L18 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around L18

92 recorded home sales on the streets around central L18 in the last 2 years, with a median of £290,000 and a range from £41,250 to £900,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
10 Rose Lane, L18 5ED Terraced £272,500 7 Aug 2026
24 Heydale Road, L18 5JQ Semi-detached £310,000 30 Jul 2026
15 Bridge Road, L18 5EQ Terraced £211,500 19 Jun 2026
17 Elmsley Road, L18 8AY Semi-detached £773,000 12 Jun 2026
55 Avonmore Avenue, L18 8AL Terraced £250,000 29 May 2026
54 Boxdale Road, L18 5EW Terraced £290,000 22 May 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

75 schools within 3 miles , of which 75% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Liverpool College Secondary Outstanding 0.5 mi away no figure
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Secondary Outstanding 1.8 mi away no figure
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School Primary Good 0.4 mi away no figure
Calderstones School Secondary Good 0.4 mi away no figure
Booker Avenue Junior School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure

46 state primary and 14 state secondary schools within range, plus 5 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for L18 →

Private schools

5 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Auckland College, Carleton House Preparatory School, Christian Fellowship School, ES Independent School, Prudentia Education.

All 5 fee-paying schools near L18, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

1 higher education institution within 3 miles: Liverpool Hope University.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations30.9%
Associate professional and technical16.0%
Administrative and secretarial13.4%
Managers, directors and senior officials10.7%
Sales and customer service7.1%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How L18 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 7.2 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of L18 (E01006689, 1,579 residents in 2021, down 4.4% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 7.2 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 80.8% 82.0% +1.2 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 11.0% 11.0% 0.0 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 6.0% 5.9% -0.1 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 16.2% 17.1% +0.9 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 17.4% 19.8% +2.4 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 36.6% 43.8% +7.2 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 3.8% 7.5% +3.7 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 82.1% 85.2% +3.1 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 94.3% 91.4% -2.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

226 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central L18 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 8 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Liverpool's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

9 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, 74 restaurants and cafés, 15 pubs, 8 hospitals within a mile of central L18, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of L18

Best-served stop: Reedale Road, with 6.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of L18 is Reedale Road: 6.8 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 2.5 in the evening and 3.8 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:51, last 00:06 after midnight. Routes there: 68, 80, 61A, 61, 61B, 68A. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of L18. The nearest, Storrsdale Medical Centre, has 4,057 registered patients and 4,975 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Storrsdale Medical Centre0.3 mi4,0574,975
Beacon Health Mossley Hill0.4 mi2,0552,083
Penny Lane Surgery0.6 mi6,4771,279

Nearest A&E: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where 61.9% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 50.4%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Liverpool pays £2,674 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.0% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Liverpool, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Liverpool, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,129+5.0%
2022-23£2,195+3.1%
2023-24£2,308+5.1%
2024-25£2,420+4.9%
2025-26£2,546+5.2%
2026-27£2,674+5.0%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Liverpool, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about L18

What is the average house price in L18?

The average sold price in Liverpool is £189,036 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in L18?

Prices in Liverpool are up 8.1% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in L18?

The median of 92 recorded sales around central L18 in the last 2 years is £290,000, ranging from £41,250 to £900,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in L18?

75 schools sit within 3 miles of central L18, and 75% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in L18?

226 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central L18 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is L18 at risk of flooding?

Central L18 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is L18 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 75% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £290,000; the area sits in decile 8 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 226 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is L18 safe?

226 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central L18 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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