Allerton
vs Penny Lane

Penny Lane has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Allerton. Homes in Allerton sold for a median of £385,000, 39% above Penny Lane. Allerton has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 14%).

Allerton

113 postcodes

Penny Lane

122 postcodes

Liverpool

city average

People

Allerton has 5,250 residents in 2,156 households; Penny Lane has 6,288 in 2,605. Allerton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 9.4 percentage points more than Penny Lane (Liverpool: 15%). Penny Lane has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1.6 percentage points more than Allerton (Liverpool: 37%).

5,250Residents (2021)

6,288Residents (2021)

486,088Residents (2021)

2,156Households

2,605Households

207,491Households

12.7%Aged 15–29

21.5%Aged 15–29

24.9%Aged 15–29

24.3%Aged 65 and over

14.9%Aged 65 and over

15.3%Aged 65 and over

26.5%Living alone

28.1%Living alone

36.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Allerton (55%) and terraced houses in Penny Lane (58%). Allerton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 14.7 percentage points more than Penny Lane (Liverpool: 47%). Penny Lane has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 15 percentage points more than Allerton (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £385,000 in Allerton and £276,000 in Penny Lane, against £185,000 across Liverpool.

£385,000Median sale price

£276,000Median sale price

£185,000Median sale price

84.8%Owner-occupied

70.1%Owner-occupied

46.8%Owner-occupied

9.5%Private renting

24.5%Private renting

26.1%Private renting

4.6%Social renting

5.1%Social renting

26.4%Social renting

20.5%Detached houses

1.5%Detached houses

8.2%Detached houses

54.8%Semi-detached houses

31.6%Semi-detached houses

30.7%Semi-detached houses

13.0%Terraced houses

57.9%Terraced houses

37.9%Terraced houses

9.8%Flats

3.1%Flats

17.2%Flats

Surroundings

Allerton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 14.8 percentage points more than Penny Lane (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 77 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Allerton, and 156 in Penny Lane. The typical postcode is 633 m from the nearest school in Allerton and 324 m in Penny Lane. The typical postcode is 805 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Allerton and 852 m in Penny Lane. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Allerton and 99% in Penny Lane.

28.3%Green space within 500 m

13.5%Green space within 500 m

14.3%Green space within 500 m

77Services within 15 min (median)

156Services within 15 min (median)

100Services within 15 min (median)

633 mNearest school (median)

324 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

805 mNearest tram or rail (median)

852 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

0Postcodes in flood risk areas

205Postcodes in flood risk areas

97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

99.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

91.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 37 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Allerton and 99 in Penny Lane, against 143 across Liverpool. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

37Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

99Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

143Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Allerton

Allerton is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 5,250 people in 2,156 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £385,000 over the past two years, 108% above the Liverpool median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 98% above the Liverpool average.

Penny Lane

Penny Lane is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 6,288 people in 2,605 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £276,000 over the past two years, 49% above the Liverpool median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% below the Liverpool average.

More comparisons.

Allerton and Penny Lane next to other wards of Liverpool.

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