Homes rented privately
7.1% to 72.6%
Homes rented privately ranged from 7.1% in Mossley Hill to 72.6% in City Centre North — a gap of 65.5 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 64 of 64 current wards with comparable figures.
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossley Hill | 7.1% | 158 | 2,239 |
| Childwall | 8.4% | 389 | 4,653 |
| Clubmoor East | 9.4% | 239 | 2,532 |
| Allerton | 9.5% | 212 | 2,231 |
| Gateacre | 9.8% | 251 | 2,564 |
| Belle Vale | 9.9% | 604 | 6,093 |
| Springwood | 10.2% | 259 | 2,549 |
| West Derby Muirhead | 10.5% | 256 | 2,446 |
| Calderstones | 10.6% | 221 | 2,082 |
| Clubmoor West | 10.7% | 285 | 2,664 |
| Wavertree Garden Suburb | 12.6% | 294 | 2,334 |
| Croxteth Country Park | 13% | 351 | 2,704 |
| Norris Green | 13.6% | 925 | 6,787 |
| Speke | 13.7% | 833 | 6,077 |
| Broadgreen | 13.7% | 354 | 2,576 |
| West Derby Leyfield | 13.9% | 363 | 2,617 |
| Woolton Village | 13.9% | 356 | 2,563 |
| Much Woolton & Hunts Cross | 14.1% | 789 | 5,611 |
| Croxteth | 15.2% | 424 | 2,784 |
| Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park | 15.3% | 399 | 2,605 |
| Sandfield Park | 16.1% | 497 | 3,096 |
| Grassendale & Cressington | 16.1% | 404 | 2,505 |
| West Derby Deysbrook | 18.2% | 447 | 2,459 |
| Yew Tree | 18.2% | 882 | 4,843 |
| Everton North | 18.2% | 524 | 2,877 |
| Fazakerley East | 20% | 511 | 2,555 |
| Everton East | 20.5% | 640 | 3,128 |
| Orrell Park | 20.6% | 532 | 2,581 |
| Aigburth | 20.6% | 500 | 2,422 |
| Church | 21.1% | 582 | 2,759 |
| Fazakerley West | 21.2% | 571 | 2,697 |
| Garston | 22.2% | 1,159 | 5,222 |
| Fazakerley North | 22.7% | 556 | 2,453 |
| St Michaels | 23.8% | 605 | 2,540 |
| Kirkdale East | 24.3% | 496 | 2,045 |
| Kirkdale West | 24.3% | 752 | 3,090 |
| Penny Lane | 24.5% | 637 | 2,605 |
| Vauxhall | 24.7% | 892 | 3,615 |
| Greenbank Park | 25% | 617 | 2,471 |
| Everton West | 25.6% | 491 | 1,916 |
| Stoneycroft | 27% | 630 | 2,336 |
| Walton | 27.5% | 1,493 | 5,438 |
| Festival Gardens | 28.3% | 474 | 1,673 |
| Toxteth | 29.5% | 970 | 3,293 |
| Tuebrook Larkhill | 30% | 992 | 3,305 |
| Wavertree Village | 30.3% | 848 | 2,797 |
| Dingle | 30.4% | 1,724 | 5,676 |
| Old Swan East | 30.5% | 771 | 2,531 |
| Edge Hill | 31.2% | 823 | 2,641 |
| Princes Park | 31.8% | 1,119 | 3,519 |
| Old Swan West | 33.8% | 1,143 | 3,382 |
| Anfield | 34.4% | 1,956 | 5,689 |
| County | 37.7% | 2,023 | 5,365 |
| Canning | 39.1% | 1,232 | 3,149 |
| Sefton Park | 43.6% | 1,390 | 3,191 |
| Arundel | 45.2% | 1,070 | 2,369 |
| Tuebrook Breckside Park | 45.8% | 1,188 | 2,594 |
| Kensington & Fairfield | 48% | 3,929 | 8,177 |
| Smithdown | 51.1% | 2,408 | 4,716 |
| Brownlow Hill | 61.1% | 740 | 1,211 |
| Waterfront South | 63.9% | 1,159 | 1,813 |
| Waterfront North | 65.4% | 430 | 657 |
| City Centre South | 69.8% | 2,888 | 4,139 |
| City Centre North | 72.6% | 2,409 | 3,318 |