Liverpool: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£398,405

Semi-detached

£239,834

Terraced

£179,418

Flat or maisonette

£129,558

First-time buyers

£174,382

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  475,614 in 1991 → 508,961 in 2024 (+7.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £105,343 in 2005 → £189,036 in 2026 (+79.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £356 in 2008 → £605 in 2025 (+70.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  60.3% in 2004 → 67.5% in 2023 (+11.9%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  5.9% in 2001 → 5.6% in 2025 (−5.1%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,377 in 1997 → £19,871 in 2024 (+137.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Liverpool; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work14.3% (2024) · 16th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing4.9× earnings (April 2025) · 19th lowest of 316
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access97% (May 2024) · 29th highest of 318
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access9 min (2019) · 51st lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing27.8% (2024/25) · 280th lowest of 292
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.1 out of 10 (2022/23) · 346th highest of 363
• Employment rate · Economy & work67.5% (2023) · 324th highest of 348
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£19,871 (2024) · 335th highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.5 years · England 80.0 · 130th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)81.1 years · England 83.8 · 142nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)55.8 years · England 60.9 · 129th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)56.7 years · England 61.3 · 122nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)438.7 per 100k · England 321.0 · 141st lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.9% · England 10.4 · 104th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.9% · England 64.6 · 100th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)64.3% · England 68.3 · 136th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)41.5 score · England 46.0 · 147th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)9.0% · England 5.8 · 140th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)29.6% · England 19.8 · 133rd lowest of 153