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On Nelson Street, in Chinatown, St James & Georgian Quarter
What it's like at L1 5DN: every home that has sold on Nelson Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Nelson Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 32 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 16, Nelson StreetSemi-detached | Oct 1997 | £19,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18, Nelson StreetOther | Jun 2021 | £250,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Nelson StreetTerraced | Dec 1996 | £50,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 34, Nelson StreetOther · company-owned | Jan 2023 | £295,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 36, Nelson StreetTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2002 | £70,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 44, Nelson StreetTerraced | Apr 2016 | £315,000 | 231 m² | £1,364/m² | 1 |
| 46 - 48, Nelson StreetOther | Oct 2022 | £650,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Apartment 33, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Dec 2018 | £126,000 | 57 m² | £2,211/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 14, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Jul 2007 | £123,375 | 56 m² | £2,203/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 29, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Mar 2022 | £93,750 | 70 m² | £1,339/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 25, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Jul 2007 | £124,125 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 22, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Mar 2012 | £88,500 | 63 m² | £1,405/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 17, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £57,000 | 51 m² | £1,118/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 31, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Jan 2023 | £140,000 | 64 m² | £2,188/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 35, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Feb 2024 | £79,950 | 56 m² | £1,428/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 18, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Jul 2007 | £86,250 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 1, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Jul 2026 | £146,000 | 62 m² | £2,355/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 24, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Jan 2026 | £140,000 | 52 m² | £2,692/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 2, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Dec 2017 | £115,000 | 58 m² | £1,983/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 34, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Jul 2020 | £130,000 | 78 m² | £1,667/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 27, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Nov 2018 | £123,750 | 66 m² | £1,875/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 6, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Jun 2025 | £135,000 | 63 m² | £2,143/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 26, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Apr 2021 | £165,000 | 62 m² | £2,661/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 11, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | May 2025 | £112,500 | 64 m² | £1,758/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 10, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Apr 2021 | £93,750 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 28, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Sept 2020 | £107,500 | 60 m² | £1,792/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 15, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Nov 2020 | £125,000 | 67 m² | £1,866/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 16, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Sept 2022 | £125,000 | 56 m² | £2,232/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 20, 48a, Nelson StreetFlat | Dec 2025 | £145,000 | 59 m² | £2,458/m² | 2 |
| 48b, Nelson StreetTerraced | Mar 2003 | £80,000 | 67 m² | £1,194/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Liverpool Central Loop Line, about a 10-minute walk (650 m).
The nearest bus stop is Sankey Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 82, 82A); 136 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
62% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is LIPA School, a few minutes' walk (200 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St Silas Church of England Primary School (1.2 km).
The nearest secondary is LIPA School, 200 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (1.9 km) and Liverpool College (3.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (3.6 km) and St Anselm's College (5.2 km).
Few families with young children: only 9% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Chung Wah Supermarket, 200 m away; L1 Mini Market (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St. James' Health Centre (100 m), with Bullens the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Talons is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 1.5 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 42 restaurants and cafés and 19 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
China City is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Reem Lounge the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 169 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 49% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Canning Street, Princes Road).
There are 179 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (76%).
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 945 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is St. Luke's Gardens, 400 m away; for exercise, PureGym (650 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 8.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
58 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 44, Nelson Street | II | 10 m |
| 30-33 Great George Square | II | 40 m |
| 22, 24 and 26, Nelson Street | II | 70 m |
| 20, Nelson Street | II | 80 m |
| 18, Nelson Street | II | 90 m |
| 14 and 16, Nelson Street | II | 100 m |
| 10 and 12, Nelson Street | II | 100 m |
| Former Congregational Church | II | 110 m |
| Nos. 15-21, GREAT GEORGE SQUARE | II | 140 m |
| Nos 183 and 185 Including the White House Public House | II | 180 m |
| 169 and 171, Duke Street | II* | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Liverpool Riverside constituency: Kim Johnson MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 14,793 (45.7%), turnout 45%. Vote shares: Labour 62%, Green Party 16%, Reform UK 10%, Liberal Democrat 5%.
32 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near L1 5DN →
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 46 km.
Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 50% socially.
It's young: 50% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 40% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 850 m away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Liverpool since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 32 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 61 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · about 43 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 24 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 23 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 23.9% | 82.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 60.7% | 15.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 15.4% | 1.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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