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Edge Hill: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Edge Hill neighbourhood of Liverpool, England (ONS area Liverpool 031). Headline figures assembled 16 October 2026. Postcodes L3, L6, L69, L7, L8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near L7 3RG.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Edge Hill is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Liverpool (3 of 19 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £170,500 and flats for £107,750 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Liverpool (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Edge Hill, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 16 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£170,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£107,750

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average 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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.16; 0 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£36,500

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 times the borough's rate

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 Edge Hill sits in Liverpool

  • Typical house price: 27th highest of the 59 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough house sales for one
  • Typical flat price: 10th lowest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 16th lowest of 61 neighbourhoods in Liverpool

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 16 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 Edge Hill

House prices: Edge Hill against Liverpool: This neighbourhood £22k (1995) to £190k (2025); Liverpool £34k (1995) to £211k (2026).£45k£186k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£190kLiverpool£211k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Liverpool, 1995 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: Edge Hill against Liverpool: This neighbourhood £30k (1995) to £113k (2025); Liverpool £34k (1995) to £145k (2026).£45k£132k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£113kLiverpool£145k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Liverpool, 1995 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 16 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

0 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Liverpool, 3 the other way and 16 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.

Falling behind the borough

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Edge Hill Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (870 m in a straight line). About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 5 min) and Wigan North Western (about 44 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Archbishop Blanch CofE High School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Feb 2020). Ungraded visit Jun 2025: Standards maintained.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 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 Edge Hill

What is the typical house price in Edge Hill?

£170,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.

How does Edge Hill compare with the rest of Liverpool?

Typical house price: 27th highest of the 59 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 10th lowest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 16th lowest of 61 neighbourhoods in Liverpool.

Is Edge Hill an affluent area?

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

Is Edge Hill gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.16; 0 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Edge Hill?

Edge Hill. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (870 m in a straight line). About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 5 min) and Wigan North Western (about 44 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Edge Hill?

Nearest state primary school. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Archbishop Blanch CofE High School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Feb 2020). Ungraded visit Jun 2025: Standards maintained.

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.