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Princes Park: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Princes Park neighbourhood of Liverpool, England (ONS area Liverpool 043). Headline figures assembled 16 October 2026. Postcodes L17, L8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near L8 3TD.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Liverpool
Princes Park is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Liverpool (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 19 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £295,000 and flats for £162,500 (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, St Michaels, is about a 17-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
£295,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£162,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +42% 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
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.02; 2 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 1 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 1 to 2.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£40,400
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 Princes Park sits in Liverpool
- Typical house price: 10th highest of the 59 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: joint 6th highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 28th 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 Princes Park
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
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Liverpool, 3 the other way and 14 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
- Recorded crime
Falling behind the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- St Michaels Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Hunts Cross (about 12 min) and Ormskirk (about 43 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 St Silas Church of England Primary School 560 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Jun 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Bellerive FCJ Catholic College 360 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Mar 2026).
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 Princes Park
What is the typical house price in Princes Park?
£295,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
How does Princes Park compare with the rest of Liverpool?
Typical house price: 10th highest of the 59 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: joint 6th highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 28th highest of 61 neighbourhoods in Liverpool.
Is Princes Park an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Princes Park gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 2 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Princes Park?
St Michaels. Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Hunts Cross (about 12 min) and Ormskirk (about 43 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Princes Park?
Nearest state primary school. St Silas Church of England Primary School. 560 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Jun 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Bellerive FCJ Catholic College. 360 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Mar 2026).
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.