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On Rumford Street, in Pier Head
What it's like at L2 8RA: every home that has sold on Rumford 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 Rumford Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
16 of the 70 homes on the street are owned by companies (2 overseas).
| Apartment 41, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Jan 2019 | £125,000 | 60 m² | £2,083/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Oct 2018 | £179,250 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 24, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Nov 2018 | £123,750 | 55 m² | £2,250/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 51, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Jan 2019 | £191,250 | 29 m² | £6,595/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 5, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £123,750 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 32, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Dec 2021 | £145,000 | 51 m² | £2,843/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 27, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £116,100 | 57 m² | £2,037/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 10, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £123,750 | 55 m² | £2,250/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 7, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £123,750 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 19, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £133,200 | 55 m² | £2,422/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 38, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £132,550 | 40 m² | £3,314/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 29, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £125,000 | 60 m² | £2,083/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 49, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Jan 2019 | £196,330 | 80 m² | £2,454/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 76, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | May 2019 | £130,500 | 55 m² | £2,373/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 40, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £152,450 | 45 m² | £3,388/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 34, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £149,250 | 45 m² | £3,317/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 71, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Apr 2019 | £80,000 | 45 m² | £1,778/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 22, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Nov 2024 | £130,000 | 55 m² | £2,364/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 57, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | May 2021 | £130,000 | 55 m² | £2,364/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 56, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Jan 2019 | £120,500 | 40 m² | £3,013/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 62, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | May 2019 | £135,500 | 51 m² | £2,657/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 37, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Oct 2018 | £152,500 | 45 m² | £3,389/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 4, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £247,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 11, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Sept 2018 | £101,700 | 45 m² | £2,260/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 26, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Sept 2018 | £120,375 | 50 m² | £2,408/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 8, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £123,750 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 65, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Jun 2023 | £80,000 | 54 m² | £1,481/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 17, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Sept 2018 | £123,750 | 55 m² | £2,250/m² | 1 |
| 6, Rumford StreetOther | Apr 2016 | £3,070,600 | 61 m² | £50,338/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 3, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Oct 2018 | £123,750 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 68, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | May 2019 | £190,500 | 80 m² | £2,381/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 31, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £171,875 | 51 m² | £3,370/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 53, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Jan 2019 | £120,500 | 45 m² | £2,678/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 72, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Apr 2019 | £120,500 | 45 m² | £2,678/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 58, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Jan 2019 | £139,500 | 45 m² | £3,100/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 73, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | May 2019 | £120,500 | 45 m² | £2,678/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 75, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Apr 2019 | £140,500 | 40 m² | £3,513/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 2, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Sept 2018 | £123,750 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 15, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Sept 2018 | £123,750 | 55 m² | £2,250/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 36, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Oct 2018 | £152,500 | 45 m² | £3,389/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 64, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | May 2019 | £147,850 | 31 m² | £4,769/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 47, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Feb 2019 | £226,250 | 40 m² | £5,656/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 35, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Nov 2018 | £150,550 | 45 m² | £3,346/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 9, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Nov 2018 | £123,750 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 43, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Jan 2019 | £165,950 | 51 m² | £3,254/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 16, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Sept 2018 | £123,750 | 55 m² | £2,250/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 74, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Apr 2019 | £120,500 | 45 m² | £2,678/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 42, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Feb 2019 | £153,250 | 59 m² | £2,597/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 21, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Sept 2018 | £116,100 | 55 m² | £2,111/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 33, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2018 | £160,000 | 58 m² | £2,759/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 54, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Jan 2019 | £120,500 | 45 m² | £2,678/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 18, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Sept 2018 | £123,750 | 55 m² | £2,250/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 55, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Mar 2019 | £139,780 | 45 m² | £3,106/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 23, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Nov 2018 | £123,750 | 55 m² | £2,250/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 39, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Mar 2019 | £130,500 | 55 m² | £2,373/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 44, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Jan 2019 | £140,000 | 51 m² | £2,745/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 52, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Sept 2020 | £95,000 | 45 m² | £2,111/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 12, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Sept 2018 | £83,250 | 35 m² | £2,379/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 48, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Oct 2025 | £65,000 | 65 m² | £1,000/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 14, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Nov 2018 | £184,250 | 82 m² | £2,247/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 25, 6, Rumford StreetFlat · company-owned | Sept 2018 | £123,750 | 55 m² | £2,250/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 6, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Feb 2019 | £149,640 | – | – | 1 |
| Apartment 66, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Dec 2019 | £146,250 | 40 m² | £3,656/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 30, 6, Rumford StreetOther | Apr 2022 | £158,282 | 59 m² | £2,683/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 46, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Jun 2020 | £163,500 | 92 m² | £1,777/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 70, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Aug 2019 | £220,000 | 29 m² | £7,586/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 63, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Jun 2019 | £156,250 | 56 m² | £2,790/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 77, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Mar 2026 | £73,000 | 60 m² | £1,217/m² | 2 |
| Apartment 45, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Jul 2019 | £181,250 | 56 m² | £3,237/m² | 1 |
| Apartment 61, 6, Rumford StreetFlat | Aug 2019 | £156,250 | 51 m² | £3,064/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 James Street, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 3.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birkenhead Hamilton Square.
The nearest bus stop is Rumford Street, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 838); 138 departures an hour from the 18 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 7 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
57% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 52% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Purple Ruler, 300 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (3.5 km) and Liverpool College (5.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: St Anselm's College (4.2 km) and The Blue Coat School (5.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 3% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Local, 200 m away, with Nisbets closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Aesthetics of The Royal Liver Building (200 m), with Superdrug the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Nails By Feryal & Co is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 1.9 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: 81 restaurants and cafés and 43 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Calm Ya Baps is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Oriel Bar (Oriel Close Barbershop) the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 391 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 53% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Castle Street, Albert Dock).
There are 112 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (95%).
It's new: 72% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 1,209 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
53 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oriel Chambers | I | 50 m |
| Mersey Chambers | II | 50 m |
| Martins Bank Building | II* | 50 m |
| Hargreaves Building | II | 70 m |
| The Liverpool Cotton Association War Memorial | II | 80 m |
| K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Liverpool Town Hall | II | 80 m |
| K2 Telephone Call Box Outside Liverpool Town Hall | II | 80 m |
| Tower Building | II* | 90 m |
| Midshires Building Society | II | 90 m |
| 7 Water Street and 3 Fenwick Street | II | 90 m |
| Nelson Monument | II* | 100 m |
| Town Hall | I | 100 m |
Nearest 12 shown. 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%.
34 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 L2 8RA →
The nearest park is Chavasse Park, 500 m away; for exercise, JD Gyms (200 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 6.3 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 48 km.
Many neighbours rent: 72% of households rent privately and 7% socially.
It's young: 57% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 54% of adults have a degree.
This is a student area: 30% 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, 1.2 km 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 70 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 61 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 61 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 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 2.6% | 82.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 91.5% | 15.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 5.4% | 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.
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 60 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · about 41 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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