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Kensington, Liverpool

MyStreetCheck free street report: Kensington, Liverpool · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/liverpool-merseyside/kensington/

House prices, sold prices and local information for L7 8XB, L7 2RF, L7 2RE.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£123,780
25 sales
Price range
£17k – £295k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Jun 2023
L7 8XE

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At a glance

House prices£124k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station14 min walkEdge Hill station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% freeholdAcross 80 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

25 property sales on Kensington, Liverpool have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 7 Jun 2023. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £146,700. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% terraced, 28% flat, 12% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Kensington range from £17,000 to £295,000. 89% of homes sold here were freehold and 11% leasehold.

House prices on Kensington compared

L7 postcode area£156,571
Liverpool£240,542
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Kensington has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all L7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £50,000 (5 sales)2016£50k2017: £58,667 (3 sales)2017£59k2018: £123,750 (4 sales)2018£124k2019: £275,000 (1 sales)2019£275k2020: £93,167 (3 sales)2020£93k2021: £175,000 (4 sales)2021£175k2022: £182,000 (4 sales)2022£182k2023: £190,999 (1 sales)2023£191k

Tenure: 89% freehold and 11% leasehold across 80 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£146,7007 Jun 2023
Flat7£30,57129 Sep 2021
Semi-detached3£226,66721 Jun 2022

Sold prices on Kensington

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Kensington L7 8XB 10 Jul 2026£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
155, Kensington L7 2RE 9 Jun 2026£125,000 TerracedFreehold
193, Kensington L7 2RF 14 May 2026£90,000 OtherFreehold
199, Kensington L7 2RF 31 Mar 2026£395,000 TerracedFreehold
185, Kensington L7 2RF 6 Mar 2026£130,000 TerracedFreehold
205, Kensington L7 2RF 10 Oct 2025£260,000 OtherFreehold
187, Kensington L7 2RF 15 Aug 2025£695,000 OtherFreehold
50, Kensington L7 8XB 30 May 2025£275,000 TerracedFreehold
247, Kensington L7 2RG 27 May 2025£120,000 TerracedFreehold
251, Kensington L7 2RG 23 May 2025£380,000 OtherFreehold
199A, Kensington L7 2RF 27 Nov 2024£36,500 OtherFreehold
280, Kensington L7 2RN 21 Oct 2024£360,000 OtherFreehold
167, Kensington L7 2RF 10 Oct 2023£75,000 OtherFreehold
166, Kensington L7 8XE 7 Jun 2023£190,999 TerracedFreehold
296 - 298, Kensington L7 2RN 5 Jun 2023£20,000 OtherLeasehold
145A, Kensington L7 2RE 17 Feb 2023£275,000 TerracedFreehold
199A, Kensington L7 2RF 13 Jan 2023£27,500 OtherFreehold
233 - 235, Kensington L7 2RF 10 Jan 2023£301,000 OtherFreehold
175, Kensington L7 2RF 22 Dec 2022£330,000 TerracedFreehold
195, Kensington L7 2RF 23 Nov 2022£280,000 OtherFreehold
205, Kensington L7 2RF 5 Aug 2022£120,000 OtherFreehold
141A, Kensington L7 2RE 8 Jul 2022£200,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Kensington L7 8XB 21 Jun 2022£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Kensington L7 8XD 16 Jun 2022£210,000 TerracedFreehold
219, Kensington L7 2RF 31 May 2022£137,500 TerracedFreehold
141, Kensington L7 2RE 20 May 2022£217,500 TerracedFreehold
264, Kensington L7 2GB 19 May 2022£168,000 TerracedFreehold
205, Kensington L7 2RF 13 May 2022£105,000 OtherFreehold
135A, Kensington L7 2RE 13 Jan 2022£230,000 OtherFreehold
267, Kensington L7 2RG 13 Jan 2022£145,000 OtherFreehold
145, Kensington L7 2RE 8 Oct 2021£265,000 TerracedFreehold
45B, Kensington L7 8UX 29 Sep 2021£80,000 FlatLeasehold
169, Kensington L7 2RF 16 Jul 2021£751,000 TerracedFreehold
81, Kensington 24 Jun 2021£46,000 OtherFreehold
163A, Kensington L7 2RF 18 Jun 2021£210,000 OtherFreehold
183, Kensington L7 2RF 16 Jun 2021£155,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Kensington L7 8XB 27 May 2021£98,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Kensington L7 8XB 12 Mar 2021£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Kensington L7 8XB 6 Jan 2021£25,000 OtherFreehold
70, Kensington L7 8XB 6 Jan 2021£25,000 OtherFreehold
72 - 74, Kensington L7 8XB 6 Jan 2021£25,000 OtherFreehold
76, Kensington L7 8XB 6 Jan 2021£25,000 OtherFreehold
28, Kensington L7 8XB 27 Nov 2020£165,000 TerracedLeasehold
81, Kensington 8 Oct 2020£41,000 OtherFreehold
239A, Kensington L7 2RG 30 Sep 2020£85,500 TerracedFreehold
223, Kensington L7 2RF 18 Jun 2020£275,000 OtherFreehold
70, Kensington L7 8XB 24 Jan 2020£29,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Kensington L7 8XB 10 Jan 2020£190,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Kensington L7 8XB 7 Nov 2019£175,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Kensington L7 8XB 6 Nov 2019£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
6, Kensington £275,000 (Nov 2019) → £375,000 (Jul 2026) +36%
over 7 yrs
205, Kensington £105,000 (May 2022) → £120,000 (Aug 2022) → £260,000 (Oct 2025) +148%
over 3 yrs
251, Kensington £80,000 (Oct 2016) → £380,000 (May 2025) +375%
over 9 yrs
199A, Kensington £20,000 (Jan 2018) → £27,500 (Jan 2023) → £36,500 (Nov 2024) +83%
over 7 yrs
84, Kensington £200,000 (Mar 2021) → £205,000 (Jun 2022) +3%
over 1 yr
81, Kensington £30,000 (Sep 2019) → £41,000 (Oct 2020) → £46,000 (Jun 2021) +53%
over 2 yrs
183, Kensington £127,000 (Mar 2018) → £155,000 (Jun 2021) +22%
over 3 yrs
70, Kensington £29,000 (Jan 2020) → £25,000 (Jan 2021) -14%
over under a year
82, Kensington £400,000 (Oct 2017) → £294,000 (Mar 2019) -27%
over 1 yr
Apartment 1, 76, Kensington £17,000 (Apr 2016) → £25,000 (Dec 2016) → £18,000 (Apr 2017) → £25,000 (May 2018) +47%
over 2 yrs
135, Kensington £185,500 (Dec 2016) → £221,000 (Mar 2018) +19%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Kensington

Crime

835 crimes were reported within about a mile of Kensington in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences325
Drugs119
Anti-social behaviour80
Public order76
Other theft61
Criminal damage & arson57

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Kensington is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Alt, Formby to Huyton Flood alert area
  • Wirral catchment with Heswall, Ellesmere Port, Bebington, Hoylake and Wallasey Flood alert area
  • Irish Sea and Mersey estuary from the Head of the Wirral to Runcorn Flood alert area
  • Mersey Estuary from Liverpool and Wirral to Widnes Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Kensington

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
New Park Primary School 464 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Kensington Primary School 543 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Marydale Lodge Sch Secure units 10–17 Report 0.3 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery 235 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Harmonize Academy AP Free School 21 pupils Free schools alternative provision 12–16 Report 0.4 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School 445 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Whitefield Primary School 339 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 206 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Edge Hill station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Liverpool Lime Street Low Level station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Liverpool Lime Street station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Smollett Street (adj, Kensington) 1 min walk
  • Clearwater Close (adj, Kensington) 1 min walk
  • Guelph Place (adj, Kensington) 4 min walk
  • Low Hill (adj, Kensington) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Brownlow Health At Kensington
    Kensington N'hood Hc, 157 Edge Lane, Liverpool · 0.3 mi
  • Beacon Health Kensington
    157 Edge Lane, Edge Hill, Liverpool · 0.3 mi
  • Bigham Road Medical Centre
    Bigham Road, Liverpool · 0.4 mi
  • Islington House Medical Centre
    45 Everton Road, Liverpool · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Liverpool Prescot St Express · 0.4 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Fairfield Liverpool · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Merseyside Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Wavertree Road · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kensington Hc Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Davey's Chemists · 0.3 mi
  • Daveys Chemists · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Edge Hill Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Sheil Road Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Liverpool Dental Access Centre · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned23.7%62.5%
Private rented28.8%20.3%
Social rented47.3%17.1%
Households666

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6473.5%64.1%
Aged 65+13.1%18.6%
Residents1,658

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across Liverpool with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Kensington

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Who lives around Kensington

Ethnic group

HereLiverpool
White72.9%84%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.2%3.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9%5.7%
Other ethnic group4.5%3.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%3.5%

Religion

HereLiverpool
Christian51.4%57.3%
No religion30%29.4%
Muslim10.6%5.3%
Not answered5.9%5.9%
Buddhist1.1%0.4%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.3%0.8%
Jewish0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereLiverpool
Born in the UK78%85.1%
Born outside the UK22%14.9%

Highest qualification

HereLiverpool
Level 3 qualifications30.4%20.1%
No qualifications27.2%22.3%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.2%30.8%
Level 2 qualifications7.8%11.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%8.7%
Apprenticeship3%4.4%
Other qualifications2.3%2.3%

General health

HereLiverpool
Very good health44%47.7%
Good health30%30.9%
Fair health14.8%13.4%
Bad health7.7%6%
Very bad health3.5%2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLiverpool
No cars or vans in household54.9%40.1%
1 car or van in household33.4%40.4%
2 cars or vans in household9.6%16.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%3.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Liverpool.

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