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Gateacre: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Gateacre neighbourhood of Liverpool, England (ONS area Liverpool 046). Headline figures assembled 16 October 2026. Postcodes L25. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near L25 3TA.

An affluent neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Gateacre is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Liverpool (4 of 18 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £353,000 and flats for £105,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Liverpool (0.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Broad Green, is 2.8 km 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

£353,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£105,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

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

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.19; 4 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 9 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 7 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£53,500

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.2 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 Gateacre sits in Liverpool

Typical house price: 6th highest of the 59 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: 9th lowest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 9th highest 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 Gateacre

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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Liverpool, 1997 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

4 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Liverpool, 2 the other way and 12 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

Recorded crime
Income deprivation ranking
Plug-in car growth
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Recent price momentum
Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Broad Green Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 12 min) and Wigan North Western (about 38 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 Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2024).
Nearest state secondary school St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy 790 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Oct 2021).

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 Gateacre

What is the typical house price in Gateacre?

£353,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

How does Gateacre compare with the rest of Liverpool?

Typical house price: 6th highest of the 59 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 9th lowest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th highest of 61 neighbourhoods in Liverpool.

Is Gateacre an affluent area?

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

Is Gateacre gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.19; 4 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Gateacre?

Broad Green. Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 12 min) and Wigan North Western (about 38 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Gateacre?

Nearest state primary school. Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School. 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2024). Nearest state secondary school. St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy. 790 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Oct 2021).

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.