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Brownlow Hill
vs Canning

Brownlow Hill has the younger population: 83% of residents are aged 15–29, against 68% in Canning. Homes in Canning sold for a median of £156,000, 30% above Brownlow Hill. Canning has more green space nearby (9% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Liverpool with Brownlow Hill highlighted
Brownlow Hill
145 postcodes
Map of Liverpool with Canning highlighted
Canning
189 postcodes
Map of Liverpool
Liverpool
city average

People

Brownlow Hill has 5,082 residents in 941 households; Canning has 11,514 in 3,468. Canning has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 5%, 2.7 percentage points more than Brownlow Hill (Liverpool: 15%). Canning has the higher share of people living alone: 54%, 4.2 percentage points more than Brownlow Hill (Liverpool: 37%).

5,082Residents (2021)
11,514Residents (2021)
486,088Residents (2021)
941Households
3,468Households
207,491Households
82.9%Aged 15–29
68.0%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
2.0%Aged 65 and over
4.7%Aged 65 and over
15.3%Aged 65 and over
50.2%Living alone
54.4%Living alone
36.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 68% of homes in Brownlow Hill and 46% in Canning. Canning has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 14%, 2.2 percentage points more than Brownlow Hill (Liverpool: 47%). Brownlow Hill has the higher share of private renting: 65%, 24.6 percentage points more than Canning (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £120,000 in Brownlow Hill and £156,000 in Canning, against £185,000 across Liverpool.

£120,000Median sale price
£156,000Median sale price
£185,000Median sale price
11.6%Owner-occupied
13.8%Owner-occupied
46.8%Owner-occupied
64.9%Private renting
40.3%Private renting
26.1%Private renting
22.5%Social renting
45.2%Social renting
26.4%Social renting
1.7%Detached houses
2.6%Detached houses
8.2%Detached houses
5.2%Semi-detached houses
8.5%Semi-detached houses
30.7%Semi-detached houses
11.6%Terraced houses
13.7%Terraced houses
37.9%Terraced houses
68.1%Flats
45.5%Flats
17.2%Flats

Surroundings

Canning has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 9%, 1.7 percentage points more than Brownlow Hill (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 703 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brownlow Hill, and 480 in Canning. The typical postcode is 460 m from the nearest school in Brownlow Hill and 192 m in Canning. The typical postcode is 460 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brownlow Hill and 826 m in Canning. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 56% of premises in Brownlow Hill and 76% in Canning.

7.7%Green space within 500 m
9.4%Green space within 500 m
14.3%Green space within 500 m
703Services within 15 min (median)
480Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
460 mNearest school (median)
192 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
460 mNearest tram or rail (median)
826 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
205Postcodes in flood risk areas
56.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 264 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brownlow Hill and 158 in Canning, 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.

264Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
158Recorded 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.

Brownlow Hill

Brownlow Hill is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 5,082 people in 941 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £120,000 over the past two years, 35% below the Liverpool median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the Liverpool average.

Canning

Canning is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 11,514 people in 3,468 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £156,000 over the past two years, 16% below the Liverpool median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Liverpool average.

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