Liverpool’s 14 poorest neighbourhoods based on average income, including Toxteth, Kirkdale and Chinatown
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.
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.
1. North Walton
The neighbourhood with the 12th lowest average household income was Walton North. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £28,400. Photo: Rept0n1x/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia
2. Toxteth
The neighbourhood with the 11th lowest average household income was Toxteth. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £28,300.
3. Fairfield West & Newsham Park
The neighbourhood with the joint-tenth lowest average household income was Fairfield West & Newsham Park. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £28,200.
4. Belle Vale
The neighbourhood with the joint-tenth lowest average household income was Belle Vale. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £28,200. Photo: Google Street View