Renting in Liverpool

Average Rent in Liverpool: £950/mo

Rent in Liverpool before the rush.

Median asking rent across 10,398 live Liverpool listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£950 /month

10,398 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Liverpool by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£823/mo	966
1 bed	£802/mo	2,802
2 bed	£1,000/mo	3,359
3 bed	£1,150/mo	1,724
4+ bed	£1,650/mo	919
Room (house share)	£535/mo	628

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Liverpool

What it costs to rent in Liverpool

Liverpool currently has 10,398 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £950 a month. 397 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 L21 at around £798/mo, while L16 sits nearer £1,500/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.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Liverpool around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Liverpool by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 10,398 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Liverpool

£823/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Liverpool is £823 a month, 13% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 966 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Liverpool

£802/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Liverpool is £802 a month, 16% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 2,802 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Liverpool

£1,000/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Liverpool is £1,000 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 3,359 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Liverpool

£1,150/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Liverpool is £1,150 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 1,724 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Liverpool

£1,650/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Liverpool is £1,650 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 919 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Liverpool

£535/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Liverpool house share is £535 a month, 44% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 628 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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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: £909/mo (Jul 26, +5.7% YoY).

Latest

£909

Jul 26

Annual

+5.7%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£635

Aug 21

Total change

+43%

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

£909/mo

£10,908/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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Liverpool

Flats & apartments

5584

63% of listings

Houses

2674

30% of listings

Rooms

628

7% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 54% of the 2,697 houses currently advertised in Liverpool.

Terraced
54%1,456
Other house
26%714
Semi-detached
15%404
Detached
4%101
Bungalow
1%22

Rent by postcode

Where Liverpool rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 7,126 live listings in 39 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Liverpool

1L16£1,500/mo17 rentals
2L37£1,450/mo67 rentals
3L31£1,295/mo49 rentals

Cheapest in Liverpool

1L21£798/mo104 rentals
2L6£800/mo361 rentals
3L20£800/mo269 rentals

Features · Liverpool

Garden, parking, and floor area in Liverpool

Live signal across 10,398 Liverpool rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

77%

of 1,306 Liverpool listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

83%

of 2,182 Liverpool listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£1.84 /sqft

Median 657 sqft across 1,133 Liverpool listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Liverpool this week

397 homes came onto the Liverpool rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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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.

Area safety

Safety in Liverpool

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Liverpool has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 96 of 96 postcode districts analysed, the median was 147 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Liverpool is Violent crime, accounting for 46% of all incidents.

Crime overview

147 crimes per area (median)
96 of 96 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
46% 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 July 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 (61) · pop. ~15,000
11
per 1k
Allerton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (41) · pop. ~15,000
6.1
per 1k
Toxteth
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (300) · pop. ~18,000
42
per 1k
Wavertree
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (141) · pop. ~14,000
24
per 1k
Woolton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (56) · pop. ~13,000
8.9
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

7596

OpenRent

1171

SpareRoom

628

OnTheMarket

537

PrimeLocation

452

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Liverpool — your questions answered

How much is rent in Liverpool?

The average (median) asking rent in Liverpool is £950 a month — a 1-bed is £802 and a 2-bed £1,000, based on 10,398 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Liverpool?

The median asking rent for a studio in Liverpool is £823 a month, 13% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 966 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Liverpool?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Liverpool is £802 a month, 16% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 2,802 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Liverpool?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Liverpool is £1,000 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 3,359 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Liverpool?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Liverpool is £1,150 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 1,724 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Liverpool?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Liverpool is £1,650 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £950, based on 919 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Liverpool?

The median asking rent for a room in a Liverpool house share is £535 a month, 44% below the city-wide median of £950, based on 628 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Liverpool?

There are currently 10,398 rental properties available in Liverpool, with 397 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 147 reported crimes per postcode area (September 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 September 2026.

Across North West

Average rent across North West

How Liverpool compares with the other 24 places we track in North West — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

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