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Central & Islington: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Central & Islington neighbourhood of Liverpool, England (ONS area Liverpool 060). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes L1, L2, L3, L6, L69, L7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near L3 5GF.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Liverpool

Central & Islington is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Liverpool (signals are mixed: 5 rising and 5 falling of 21). Flats here typically resell for £114,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Liverpool Lime Street, is about a 2-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 5.3 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.1 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical flat price

£114,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -4% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.02; 5 of 21 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 4 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£56,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

5.3 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 2.1 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (30,000 jobs in 2024 against 14,133 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Central & Islington sits in Liverpool

  • Typical flat price: 14th highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 7th highest of 61 neighbourhoods in Liverpool

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Central & Islington

House prices: Central & Islington against Liverpool: This neighbourhood £60k (1999) to £165k (2006); Liverpool £41k (1999) to £211k (2026).£64k£197k2026202220182014201020061999This neighbourhood£165kLiverpool£211k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Liverpool, 1999 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Central & Islington against Liverpool: This neighbourhood £39k (1999) to £70k (2026); Liverpool £44k (1999) to £145k (2026).£52k£133k2026202220182014201020061999This neighbourhood£70kLiverpool£145k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Liverpool, 1999 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Liverpool, 5 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Household income
  • New-build activity
  • Premium and budget brands
  • Borough against the region

Falling behind the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Liverpool Lime Street Railway station, about a 2-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (140 m in a straight line). About 16 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and TransPennine Express to Wigan North Western (28 to 41 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (96 to 102 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Pleasant Street Primary School 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school LIPA School 800 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Inadequate in 4 areas (Jun 2025). Special measures.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Central & Islington

What is the typical flat price in Central & Islington?

£114,000. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -4% against 2017-2019.

How does Central & Islington compare with the rest of Liverpool?

Typical flat price: 14th highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th highest of 61 neighbourhoods in Liverpool.

Is Central & Islington an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Central & Islington gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 5 of 21 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Central & Islington?

Liverpool Lime Street. Railway station, about a 2-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (140 m in a straight line). About 16 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and TransPennine Express to Wigan North Western (28 to 41 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (96 to 102 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Central & Islington?

Nearest state primary school. Pleasant Street Primary School. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023). Nearest state secondary school. LIPA School. 800 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Inadequate in 4 areas (Jun 2025). Special measures.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.