Is Kingsway in Liverpool a nice place to live?

Kingsway is classified by the ONS as Constrained Young Families. Kingsway is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Kingsway is located in the Seacombe ward of the Wirral district in Merseyside.
Coordinates 53.410569, -3.019729
Grid Ref SJ323909
Suburb Vauxhall
Constituency Wallasey

House Prices

The average house price in Kingsway is 39.56% higher than the rest of Liverpool. The last sale we have on record is 51 Kingsway, that sold for £162,000. The average house price in Liverpool is £151,052 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Kingsway

Date No. Type Price
20/12/2022 51 Terrace £162,000
16/12/2022 273 Semi £385,000
22/11/2022 16 Terrace £377,500
06/10/2022 94 Semi £170,000
27/09/2022 243 Semi £155,000
19/08/2022 205 Semi £150,000
19/08/2022 187 Terrace £158,000
15/07/2022 73 Semi £151,000
09/06/2022 103 Terrace £95,000
27/05/2022 27 Semi £139,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Kingsway, Merseyside

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Merseyside Police in Kingsway during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Kingsway and compared that to the average for the Seacombe ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kingsway, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Seacombe ward

Social economic statistics for Kingsway

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Kingsway is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Kingsway is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Kingsway experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Kingsway are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Kingsway involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kingsway are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Kingsway are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Kingsway, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kingsway are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Kingsway

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Kingsway.

Unemployment in Kingsway

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
5.56% of Kingsway residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kingsway

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kingsway. The proportion of retirees on Kingsway is 1.32% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.28% of Kingsway residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kingsway

The proportion of home owners on Kingsway is 41.44% lower than the national average of 62%. 17.76% of properties in Kingsway are private rented and 61.68% are social rented.
20.56% of residents of Kingsway own their home

Country of Birth of Kingsway residents

The proportion if Kingsway residents born in the UK is 10.97% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.38% of Kingsway residents were born outside the UK.
93.62% of Kingsway residents were born in the UK

Kingsway Summary

Kingsway has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Kingsway maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Kingsway has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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