Rent or buy in Liverpool?
In Liverpool (North West) the average home costs £183,615 (HM Land Registry UKHPI, April 2026) while the average private rent is £901 a month, or £10,812 a year (ONS PIPR, May 2026). The price-to-rent ratio is 17.0, which is balanced between renting and buying on the conventional rule of thumb (UK average 16.3).
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 17.0
- <15 buy · 16–20 balanced · >20 rent
- Average house price
- £183,615
- UKHPI
- Average monthly rent
- £901
- ONS PIPR
- Annual rent
- £10,812
The price-to-rent ratio is the average house price divided by one year of rent. It is a like-for-like value signal, not a mortgage calculation: it ignores interest rates, maintenance and house-price growth, so treat it as a starting point rather than personal advice.
Similar areas by price-to-rent
- Nottingham15.9 ratio
- Hull16.3 ratio
- Norwich16.7 ratio
- Sunderland17.3 ratio
- North East17.5 ratio
- Stoke-on-Trent17.9 ratio
See also: years of salary to buy in Liverpool · full house prices in Liverpool
Frequently asked questions
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Liverpool?
- In Liverpool the average home costs £183,615 (HM Land Registry UKHPI, April 2026) and the average private rent is £901 a month, or £10,812 a year (ONS PIPR, May 2026). That is a price-to-rent ratio of 17.0, which is balanced between renting and buying on the conventional rule of thumb.
- What is the price-to-rent ratio in Liverpool?
- The price-to-rent ratio in Liverpool is 17.0 — the £183,615 average house price divided by £10,812 of annual rent. A ratio below 15 is usually read as favouring buying, 16–20 as balanced, and above 20 as favouring renting.
- How much is rent in Liverpool?
- The average monthly private rent in Liverpool is £901 (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026).
- Does Liverpool favour renting or buying compared with the UK?
- Liverpool's price-to-rent ratio of 17.0 compares with 16.3 for the UK as a whole, so relative to renting, buying here is pricier than the UK average.
Sources: house price — HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI) (April 2026); rent — ONS — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics (May 2026). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. UKHPI and ONS PIPR are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.