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Liverpool

Among the highest rental yields of any major UK city, a £5.5bn waterfront transformation, and a new Freeport.

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Avg. price~£185k
Avg. rent~£905 pcm
Gross yield5–8%+
Forecast growth*+25–31%
Students~57k
Why Liverpool

Affordable entry, high yields, real momentum.

Liverpool pairs some of the highest rental yields of any major UK city with an average price well below the UK figure — and the North West is forecast to lead the country for capital growth. Behind it sits £5.5bn of waterfront regeneration and a new Freeport.

  • Among the highest yields of any big UK city
  • £5.5bn Liverpool Waters waterfront
  • Freeport — ~£850m GVA, ~14,000 jobs
  • North West forecast to lead the UK for growth
Liverpool landmarkLiverpool waterfront
Government & major investment

A £5.5bn waterfront, reborn.

Liverpool’s docklands are being transformed on a scale rarely seen — anchored by a new Premier League stadium and a life-sciences cluster.

£5.5bnNorthern docks

Liverpool Waters

A 30-year, 60-hectare waterfront transformation, now anchored by Everton’s new stadium.

Active
£1bn+Paddington Village

Knowledge Quarter

A life-sciences and health cluster (CELT, HEMISPHERE labs) targeting ~8,000 jobs.

Active
£160mKQ Liverpool

Life Sciences Zone

A government-backed investment zone supercharging health and life sciences.

Funded
£400m+Port of Liverpool

Liverpool2 / Freeport

A deep-water terminal handling the world’s largest container ships.

Operational
£500mEastern docklands

Ten Streets

A creative-industries district targeting 2,500+ jobs.

Long-term
£128m+South of centre

Baltic Triangle

The digital and creative quarter, named among the UK’s coolest places to live.

Ongoing
Predicted growth

The North West is set to lead the UK.

Savills forecasts the North West to lead every UK region for house-price growth to 2029/30 — and Liverpool’s affordability gives it the most runway.

+25–31%Forecast NW price growth to 2029/30Savills
5–8%+Gross yields in top postcodesMarket data
~£185kAverage price (well below UK)ONS
+5.9%Rent growth year-on-yearONS
Education & talent

A deep, resilient student base.

A large student population and world-class tourism underpin genuinely deep rental demand.

~57kStudents at the two largest universities
RussellUniversity of Liverpool (Russell Group)
Life sciCELT long-acting therapeutics centre
5.1mAirport passengers in 2024

The University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores together host around 57,000 students, anchoring a renewing tenant base — reinforced by a fast-growing airport and world-famous tourism.

Connectivity

Merseyrail, fast links and a Freeport.

The electrified Merseyrail network, fast links to Manchester and London, and a Freeport port handling the world’s largest ships.

Manchester~1h
London Euston~2h 30m
John Lennon Airport5.1m passengers
MerseyrailElectrified metro
Port / FreeportDeep-water
M62 / M57 / M58Motorway network
Liverpool connectivityWaterfront & Freeport
Economy & major employers

A £33bn economy with a Freeport.

A £33bn city-region economy with a growing life-sciences cluster, a global port and a world-class visitor economy.

~£33bnCity-region economic output
~£850mFreeport GVA / ~14,000 jobs
Life sci& maritime sector strengths
UNESCOWaterfront & tourism draw

Major employers with a significant Liverpool presence include:

The Very GroupPrincesPeel PortsLife sciencesMaritime & logisticsDigital & creativeHealth & careTourism
The investor takeaway

“Yields among the highest of any major UK city, a £5.5bn waterfront reborn around a new stadium, a Freeport, and the North West forecast to lead the UK for growth. Liverpool is where affordability meets momentum.”

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*Figures are drawn from public sources including ONS, HESA, Savills and JLL. Forecasts are third-party projections, not guarantees; property values and rents can fall as well as rise. Yields and prices vary by property, area and market conditions. This is general information, not financial advice.