Renting in Liverpool

Average Rent in Liverpool

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Renting in Liverpool

What it costs to rent in Liverpool

Liverpool currently has 7,649 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £900 a month. 374 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 32% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is L8 5RX at around £100/mo, while L3 0BB sits nearer £1,625/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Liverpool rental market at a glance

7,649

Active rentals in Liverpool

£900/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Liverpool

Median monthly rent, based on 7,649 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£802/mo	2067
2 bed	£1,000/mo	2436
3 bed	£1,100/mo	1216
4+ bed	£1,650/mo	693
Room	£525/mo	486

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Liverpool rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Liverpool. Latest: £893/mo (Mar 26, +6.4% YoY).

Latest

£893

Mar 26

Annual

+6.4%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£621

Apr 21

Total change

+44%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Liverpool pay goes on rent?

Renters in Liverpool spend an estimated 35% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£893/mo

£10,716/yr

Median pay

£30,947/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

35%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Liverpool

Most Liverpool homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band A–B across 240,360 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

1.79

≈ Band A–B

Stock

240k

240,360 properties

A
60%143,180
B
18%44,440
C
12%29,470
D
6%13,930
E
2%5,100
F
1%2,340
G
1%1,760
H
0%150

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Liverpool

86% of Liverpool premises can already get full-fibre and 91% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

86%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

91%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

97%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

467 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
86%
Gigabit-capable
91%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
97%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Liverpool), July 2025, covering 219,628 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Liverpool homes

50% of Liverpool homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

50%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

50%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

235k

235,008 EPCs

A
0%634
B
10%23,877
C
40%93,889
D
34%80,705
E
11%26,567
F
3%6,490
G
1%2,846

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Liverpool. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Liverpool

15 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Liverpool centroid. The five closest:

1
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · L3 2DU
0.32 mi
2
Pleasant Street Primary School
Primary · Community school · L3 5TS
0.41 mi
3
St Nicholas Catholic Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · L3 5XF
0.42 mi
4
Millstead School
Not applicable · Community special school · L5 3LU
0.62 mi
5
Faith Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · L5 3LW
0.67 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Liverpool centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Liverpool

Flats & apartments

4096

63% of listings

Houses

1918

29% of listings

Rooms

486

7% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Liverpool — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 57% of the 1,935 houses currently advertised in Liverpool.

Terraced
57%1,106
Other house
22%419
Semi-detached
16%311
Detached
4%83
Bungalow
1%16

Rent by postcode

Where Liverpool rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 5,947 live listings in 110 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Liverpool

1L3 0BB£1,625/mo4 rentals
2M4£1,576/mo5 rentals
3L1 8AS£1,570/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Liverpool

1L8 5RX£100/mo3 rentals
2L39£150/mo9 rentals
3WA10£350/mo7 rentals

Features · Liverpool

Garden, parking, and floor area in Liverpool

Live signal across 7,649 Liverpool rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

87%

of 669 Liverpool listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

90%

of 1,286 Liverpool listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Liverpool

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Liverpool has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 96 of 96 postcode districts analysed, the median was 179 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Liverpool is Violent crime, accounting for 34% of all incidents.

Crime overview

179 crimes per area (median)
96 of 96 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
34% of incidents

Liverpool’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Liverpool

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Allerton has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Liverpool.

Aigburth
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (68) · pop. ~15,000
12
per 1k
Allerton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (31) · pop. ~15,000
6.5
per 1k
Toxteth
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (193) · pop. ~18,000
33
per 1k
Wavertree
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (109) · pop. ~14,000
22
per 1k
Woolton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (42) · pop. ~13,000
7.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Liverpool listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Liverpool.

Rightmove

5625

OpenRent

763

SpareRoom

486

OnTheMarket

409

PrimeLocation

354

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Liverpool — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Liverpool?

The median rent in Liverpool is £900/month based on 7649 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Liverpool?

There are currently 7649 rental properties available in Liverpool, with 374 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Liverpool safe for renters?

Liverpool has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 179 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Liverpool?

The most commonly reported crime category in Liverpool is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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