Is Makin Street in Liverpool a nice place to live?

Makin Street is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Makin Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Makin Street is located in the County ward of the Liverpool district in Merseyside.
Coordinates 53.444604, -2.970844
Grid Ref SJ356946
Suburb Walton
Constituency Liverpool, Walton
Postcodes L4 5QE, L4 5QF, L4 5QG, L4 5QQ

House Prices

The average house price in Makin Street is 65.26% lower than the rest of Liverpool. The last sale we have on record is 58 Makin Street, that sold for £87,000. The average house price in Liverpool is £151,052 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Makin Street

Date No. Type Price
20/12/2022 58 Terrace £87,000
09/12/2022 73 Terrace £110,000
18/11/2022 61 Terrace £95,000
19/07/2022 103 Terrace £72,000
27/05/2022 22 Terrace £93,000
30/03/2022 30 Terrace £75,000
21/03/2022 95 Terrace £113,000
09/03/2022 124 Terrace £85,000
15/12/2021 75 Terrace £82,000
03/11/2021 106 Terrace £78,000

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

Crime in Makin Street, Merseyside

There were 2 street crime incidents in Makin Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Merseyside Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Makin Street
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Makin Street and compared that to the average for the County ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Makin Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the County ward

Social economic statistics for Makin Street

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 Makin Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Makin Street 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 Makin Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Makin Street 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 Makin Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Makin Street 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 Makin Street 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 Makin Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Makin Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Makin Street

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

Unemployment in Makin Street

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.
6.21% of Makin Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Makin Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Makin Street. The proportion of retirees on Makin Street is 5.56% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.04% of Makin Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Makin Street

The proportion of home owners on Makin Street is 24.11% lower than the national average of 62%. 20% of properties in Makin Street are private rented and 42.11% are social rented.
37.89% of residents of Makin Street own their home

Country of Birth of Makin Street residents

The proportion if Makin Street residents born in the UK is 6.99% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.36% of Makin Street residents were born outside the UK.
89.64% of Makin Street residents were born in the UK

Makin Street Summary

With house prices in Makin Street less than the average for Merseyside and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Makin Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Makin Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Makin Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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

Top 50 worst places to live 2023
Top 50 best places to live 2023