Socio-economic statistics for Kensington, Liverpool

Is Kensington in Liverpool a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Kensington older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Kensington and Liverpool? What is the claimant count in Kensington and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

How many residents own or rent their home in Kensington and Liverpool

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Kensington either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 17.4 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 82.6 of Kensington residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Central (Liverpool)	17.4%	82.6%
Liverpool	46.77%	53.23%
North West	62.33%	37.67%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Kensington has a significantly lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically deprived area.

Kensington compared to other wards in Liverpool

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Childwall	83.73%	16.27%
2	Church (Liverpool)	81.24%	18.76%
3	Allerton and Hunts Cross	76.96%	23.04%
4	Mossley Hill	74.99%	25.01%
5	West Derby	74.91%	25.09%
6	Woolton	74.05%	25.95%
7	Cressington	69.63%	30.37%
8	Fazakerley	61.03%	38.97%
9	Wavertree	60.3%	39.7%
10	Warbreck (Liverpool)	59.24%	40.76%
11	Croxteth	58.63%	41.37%
12	Knotty Ash	58.13%	41.87%
13	Yew Tree	53.18%	46.82%
14	Old Swan	50.61%	49.39%
15	Belle Vale (Liverpool)	48.29%	51.71%
16	Clubmoor	47.01%	52.99%
17	St Michael's (Liverpool)	46.31%	53.69%
18	Tuebrook and Stoneycroft	43.95%	56.05%
19	Anfield	39.82%	60.18%
20	County	39.29%	60.71%
21	Norris Green	39.14%	60.86%
22	Speke-Garston	38.78%	61.22%
23	Greenbank	36.84%	63.16%
24	Kirkdale	27.58%	72.42%
25	Picton	26.02%	73.98%
26	Kensington and Fairfield	25.74%	74.26%
27	Everton (Liverpool)	25.11%	74.89%
28	Riverside (Liverpool)	22.16%	77.84%
29	Central (Liverpool)	17.4%	82.6%
30	Princes Park (Liverpool)	14.55%	85.45%

Kensington is ranked 29 out of 30 wards in Liverpool for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Kensington?

The largest employment sector in Kensington is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	27.54%
Elementary Occupations	16.01%
Associate Professional & Technical	13.4%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	7.24%
Administrative & Secretarial	7.14%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	6.9%
Skilled Trades	4.4%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	3.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Kensington Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Liverpool.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Liverpool	5.9%	-0.5%
North West	4.3%	-0.3%
England	3.8%	-0.3%
UK	3.7%	-0.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023

The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Kensington on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Kensington.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	25.33%
In Part-Time Work	19.65%
Unemployed	6.99%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

80.35% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Kensington

Kensington Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Central.

Age Band	Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Kensington Health Statistics

Central has significantly more residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Central (Liverpool)	55.07%	33.86%	7.89%	2.46%	0.72%
Liverpool	47.69%	30.93%	13.4%	5.98%	2%
North West	47.73%	32.71%	13.36%	4.77%	1.43%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How has the health of residents in Liverpool changed since 2011?

Liverpool residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 1.42% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	46.73%	30.47%	14.03%	6.68%	2.08%
2021	47.69%	30.93%	13.4%	5.98%	2%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Kensington Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Kensington residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Kensington to the national average for England.

Level	Central	England
No Qualifications	7.95%	18.08%
Level 1	2.83%	9.69%
Level 2	4.72%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	1.47%	5.32%
Level 3	47.47%	16.92%
Level 4	33.36%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Kensington & Liverpool Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Kensington in the Liverpool local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Central (Liverpool)	69.57%	30.43%
Liverpool	85.09%	14.91%
North West	88.33%	11.67%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Kensington compared to other wards in Liverpool

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Kensington and Fairfield	65.5%	34.5%
2	Princes Park	67.74%	32.26%
3	Picton	68.6%	31.4%
4	Central	69.57%	30.43%
5	Riverside	77.27%	22.73%
6	Everton	79.51%	20.5%
7	Tuebrook and Stoneycroft	81.04%	18.96%
8	Anfield	81.4%	18.6%
9	Kirkdale	81.68%	18.32%
10	Norris Green	85.47%	14.53%
11	County	86.32%	13.68%
12	Greenbank	86.65%	13.35%
13	St Michael's	88.14%	11.86%
14	Old Swan	88.75%	11.25%
15	Speke-Garston	89.25%	10.75%
16	Wavertree	89.27%	10.73%
17	Yew Tree	89.53%	10.47%
18	Croxteth	89.92%	10.08%
19	Church	91.49%	8.51%
20	Knotty Ash	91.6%	8.4%
21	Cressington	91.98%	8.02%
22	Clubmoor	92.03%	7.97%
23	Mossley Hill	92.42%	7.58%
24	Woolton	92.7%	7.31%
25	Allerton and Hunts Cross	93.08%	6.92%
26	Fazakerley	93.39%	6.61%
27	Warbreck	94.08%	5.92%
28	Childwall	94.23%	5.77%
29	West Derby	94.3%	5.7%
30	Belle Vale	94.56%	5.44%

';Kensington is ranked 4 out of 30 wards in Liverpool for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Kensington and Liverpool?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Liverpool including Kensington. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Allerton and Hunts Cross	14757
Anfield	14722
Belle Vale	14868
Central	35830
Childwall	13401
Church	13669
Clubmoor	14893
County	14079
Cressington	15247
Croxteth	14311
Everton	16839
Fazakerley	16195
Greenbank	15956
Kensington and Fairfield	17948
Kirkdale	17791
Knotty Ash	12973
Mossley Hill	12858
Norris Green	18483
Old Swan	15729
Picton	19987
Princes Park	20898
Riverside	24096
Speke-Garston	21432
St Michael's	12773
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft	17146
Warbreck	16013
Wavertree	14634
West Derby	13604
Woolton	13036
Yew Tree	16306
Liverpool Total	500474

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

Top 20 most depressing towns in Britain 2024