WATERLOO ROAD, L22 1RE House Prices & Local Information

L22 1RE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Waterloo Road, 0.7km from Crosby in Crosby (Sefton). Administratively it sits within Church ward and the Bootle constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. During the day, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. This is a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood (average age 51) — stable, lower-turnover, predominantly owner-occupied. 41% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £114k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 60.3% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for L22 1RE are sourced from Output Area E00035252 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.