Liverpool’s 14 poorest neighbourhoods based on average income, including Toxteth, Kirkdale and Chinatown

By Dominic Raynor

Editor

Published 26th Jan 2023, 01:15 GMT

Updated 27th Jan 2023, 07:13 GMT

Many of us are finding money a struggle as the cost-of-living crisis mounts, but people in some pockets of Liverpool could be feeling the pinch far more.

We’ve compiled a list of the neighbourhoods in Liverpool with the lowest estimated average annual household income, based on the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics. These are the areas which could be far less able to afford the rocketing cost of food and bills.

The ONS breaks Liverpool down into 61 neighbourhoods called Middle-layer Super Output Areas (MSOA). The highest average income, according to the statistics, is £55,600, while the lowest is £23,900.

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The average income statistics are the latest available by neighbourhood, published by the Office for National Statistics in March 2020 and relating to the financial year ending 2018.

Total annual household income is the sum of the before-tax income of every member of the household, plus any income from benefits. The estimates were calculated by the ONS using various sources of information, including the 2011 Census and the annual Family Resources Survey.

The neighbourhood with the lowest average household income was Everton East. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £23,900.

1. Everton East

The neighbourhood with the lowest average household income was Everton East. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £23,900. | Image: Google Photo: Google Earth

The neighbourhood with the second lowest average household income was Edge Hill. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £24,400.

2. Edge Hill

The neighbourhood with the second lowest average household income was Edge Hill. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £24,400. | Google Photo: Google Street View

The neighbourhood with the third lowest average household income was Anfield West. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £25,900.

3. Anfield West

The neighbourhood with the third lowest average household income was Anfield West. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £25,900. | Google Street View Photo: Google Street View

The neighbourhood with the fourth lowest average household income was Kirkdale South & Vauxhall. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £26,300.

4. Kirkdale South & Vauxhall

The neighbourhood with the fourth lowest average household income was Kirkdale South & Vauxhall. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £26,300. | Google Street View

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