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Pier Head: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Pier Head neighbourhood of Liverpool, England (ONS area Liverpool 062). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes L2, L3, L69, L70. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near L3 9JR.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Pier Head is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Liverpool (7 of 21 signals falling, 5 rising). Flats here typically resell for £162,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Moorfields, is about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 2.7 times the borough's rate, but there are about 9.1 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

£162,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +2% 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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.17; 5 of 21 signals up, 7 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 4 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 3 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£61,900

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

2.7 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 9.1 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (60,990 jobs in 2024 against 6,672 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

Faster than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Pier Head sits in Liverpool

Typical flat price: joint 6th highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 2nd 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 Pier Head

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Liverpool, 1996 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, 7 the other way and 9 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

Schools improving
Air quality
New-build activity
Premium and budget brands
Borough against the region

Falling behind the borough

Resale prices
Recent price momentum
Residents aged 25 to 29
Recorded crime
Homes improving their energy rating
Catching up with neighbouring areas
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Moorfields Railway station, about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (240 m in a straight line). About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Chester (about 50 min) and New Brighton (about 27 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 Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).
Nearest state secondary school LIPA School 1.6 km 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 Pier Head

What is the typical flat price in Pier Head?

£162,500. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +2% against 2017-2019.

How does Pier Head compare with the rest of Liverpool?

Typical flat price: joint 6th highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd highest of 61 neighbourhoods in Liverpool.

Is Pier Head an affluent area?

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

Is Pier Head gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.17; 5 of 21 signals up, 7 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Pier Head?

Moorfields. Railway station, about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (240 m in a straight line). About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Chester (about 50 min) and New Brighton (about 27 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Pier Head?

Nearest state primary school. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School. 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. LIPA School. 1.6 km 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.