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Broadgreen
vs Old Swan East

Old Swan East has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Broadgreen. Homes in Broadgreen sold for a median of £190,000, 25% above Old Swan East. Broadgreen has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 7%).

Map of Liverpool with Broadgreen highlighted
Broadgreen
101 postcodes
Map of Liverpool with Old Swan East highlighted
Old Swan East
95 postcodes
Map of Liverpool
Liverpool
city average

People

Broadgreen has 6,580 residents in 2,844 households; Old Swan East has 5,578 in 2,552. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (19% and 19%). Old Swan East has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 4.8 percentage points more than Broadgreen (Liverpool: 37%).

6,580Residents (2021)
5,578Residents (2021)
486,088Residents (2021)
2,844Households
2,552Households
207,491Households
17.4%Aged 15–29
18.8%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
19.0%Aged 65 and over
18.8%Aged 65 and over
15.3%Aged 65 and over
32.9%Living alone
37.7%Living alone
36.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Broadgreen (45%) and terraced houses in Old Swan East (83%). Broadgreen has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 9 percentage points more than Old Swan East (Liverpool: 47%). Old Swan East has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 17.5 percentage points more than Broadgreen (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £190,000 in Broadgreen and £152,000 in Old Swan East, against £185,000 across Liverpool.

£190,000Median sale price
£152,000Median sale price
£185,000Median sale price
64.6%Owner-occupied
55.6%Owner-occupied
46.8%Owner-occupied
13.6%Private renting
31.1%Private renting
26.1%Private renting
21.2%Social renting
13.1%Social renting
26.4%Social renting
7.3%Detached houses
1.4%Detached houses
8.2%Detached houses
45.1%Semi-detached houses
7.0%Semi-detached houses
30.7%Semi-detached houses
33.3%Terraced houses
82.5%Terraced houses
37.9%Terraced houses
12.1%Flats
6.7%Flats
17.2%Flats

Surroundings

Broadgreen has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 4.3 percentage points more than Old Swan East (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 115 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Broadgreen, and 128 in Old Swan East. The typical postcode is 281 m from the nearest school in Broadgreen and 363 m in Old Swan East. The typical postcode is 958 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Broadgreen and 1,331 m in Old Swan East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Broadgreen and 98% in Old Swan East.

11.0%Green space within 500 m
6.7%Green space within 500 m
14.3%Green space within 500 m
115Services within 15 min (median)
128Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
281 mNearest school (median)
363 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
958 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
205Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 68 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Broadgreen and 95 in Old Swan East, 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.

68Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
95Recorded 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.

Broadgreen

Broadgreen is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 6,580 people in 2,844 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £190,000 over the past two years, in line with the Liverpool median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% below the Liverpool average.

Old Swan East

Old Swan East is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 5,578 people in 2,552 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £152,000 over the past two years, 18% below the Liverpool median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% below the Liverpool average.

More comparisons.

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