North West · Metropolitan district

Liverpool

2026/27 view

Liverpool · ONS E08000012

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

24/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Significant pressure

Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

36 councils in peer group Rank 30 of 34 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover3
Debt burden33
Liquidity33
Debt direction42
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £869.99m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£31.31m 3.5%
Service expenditure £1,256.50m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£92.60m 8.0%
Unallocated reserves £16.80m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£11.74m 41.1%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £1,256.50m
27.6%
2020/21: £984.69m 2021/22: £997.69m 2022/23: £1,076.73m 2023/24: £1,163.91m 2024/25: £1,256.50m
Net revenue expenditure £631.26m
27.0%
2020/21: £497.21m 2021/22: £482.11m 2022/23: £530.73m 2023/24: £571.39m 2024/25: £631.26m
Council Tax requirement £235.10m
25.7%
2020/21: £187.05m 2021/22: £192.71m 2022/23: £201.24m 2023/24: £223.06m 2024/25: £235.10m
Unallocated reserves £16.80m
3.4%
2020/21: £17.40m 2021/22: £20.00m 2022/23: £28.22m 2023/24: £28.55m 2024/25: £16.80m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads21.0%requiring maintenance investigation
Rank 94 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways11.0%requiring maintenance investigation+1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 140 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads17.0%requiring maintenance investigation
Rank 127 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways11.0% red
Good 36.0%Amber 53.0%Red 11.0%
B & C roads17.0% red
Good 24.0%Amber 59.0%Red 17.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 7.0%2016/17: 6.0%2017/18: 6.0%2018/19: 6.0%2019/20: 9.0%2020/21: 10.0%2021/22: 10.0%2022/23: 10.0%2023/24: 10.0%2024/25: 11.0%2015/16: 4.0%2016/17: 4.0%2017/18: 1.0%2018/19: 1.0%2019/20: 12.0%2020/21: 15.0%2021/22: 17.0%2022/23: 16.0%2024/25: 17.0%2015/16: 4.0%2016/17: 10.0%2017/18: 7.0%2018/19: 7.0%2019/20: 11.0%2020/21: 11.0%2021/22: 21.0%2022/23: 16.0%2024/25: 21.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads0.0%127 km network
B, C & unclassified1.7%1,305 km network
Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing0.0%Preservation0.0%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Liverpool, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
17.9%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

1.3 percentage points vs 2023/24
196 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste594.3 kgper household+13.2 kg year on year
Waste collected343.9 kgper resident+0.7 kg year on year
Household waste175,038tonnes collected31,299 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

31,299 t recycled, composted or reused 143,739 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

17.9%
2015/16: 29.2%2016/17: 28.1%2017/18: 26.6%2018/19: 23.6%2019/20: 23.6%2020/21: 23.5%2021/22: 22.9%2022/23: 17.9%2023/24: 19.2%2024/25: 17.9%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Liverpool.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
195 Open schools
78,163 Pupils
80,378 School places
97.2% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Liverpool.

Attainment 8
41.5
North West 44.6
England 46.1
4.6 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
37.4%
North West 42.0%
England 45.4%
8.0 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
36.0%
North West 36.7%
England 40.5%
4.5 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.49

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

42.5 18/19
46.7 19/20
46.2 20/21
44.1 21/22
40.8 22/23
40.5 23/24
41.5 24/25
Education context

Liverpool's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both North West and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Liverpool, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£180,000
+ 36.4% over five years
Median resident earnings
£37,144
+ 20.4% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Liverpool.

£909 / month
+ 5.7% in the last year
July 2026
Liverpool
£909
+ 5.7%
North West
£965
+ 5.7%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with North West £56 less per month
Compared with England £542 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Liverpool
4.85×
North West
5.90×
England
7.64×
Compared with North West More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received653this quarter+176 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided470this quarter+146 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
85.7%approved
Overall approval rate403 granted67 refused+3.3 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

94.7%
Rank 111 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

2.4 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major10100.0%80.0% Minor13588.2%97.0% Other32584.3%94.2%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 5972024 Q3: 5602024 Q4: 6052025 Q1: 6702025 Q2: 5842025 Q3: 4792025 Q4: 4772026 Q1: 6532024 Q2: 4472024 Q3: 3822024 Q4: 3682025 Q1: 3152025 Q2: 3552025 Q3: 3292025 Q4: 3242026 Q1: 470
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

87%
Required5,217homes over three years
Delivered4,528homes over three years
100% requirement
Action planHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Liverpool, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 63,156 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 124.1 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 2.7% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Liverpool Your council
124.1 + 2.7%
North West Region
89.4 − 0.9%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Liverpool has a recorded crime rate 38.8% above North West. It is 48.7% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Merseyside
Violence 23,213
45.6 per 1,000 + 1.3%
Theft 14,884
29.2 per 1,000 + 1.9%
Public order 6,762
13.3 per 1,000 − 2.6%
Criminal damage 5,248
10.3 per 1,000 − 4.2%
Shoplifting 5,132
10.1 per 1,000 + 5.6%
Vehicle offences 2,705
5.3 per 1,000 + 9.4%
Burglary 1,860
3.7 per 1,000 − 4.3%
Drug offences 7,818
15.4 per 1,000 + 16.4%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Liverpool.

195 schools
Open schools 195
Pupils 78,163
School places 80,378
Capacity used 97.2%
Primary 114 schools
40,024 pupils
Other / specialist 39 schools
4,047 pupils
Secondary 32 schools
30,895 pupils
Nursery 5 schools
492 pupils
16+ provision 3 schools
521 pupils
All-through 2 schools
2,184 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 27
13.8% of open schools
Previous full framework 87
44.6% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 50
25.6% of open schools
No Ofsted record 26
13.3% of open schools
No published outcome 5
2.6% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

27 schools assessed
Achievement 27 assessed
Expected standard 14
Needs attention 11
Strong standard 1
Urgent improvement 1
Attendance & behaviour 27 assessed
Expected standard 12
Strong standard 9
Needs attention 5
Urgent improvement 1
Curriculum & teaching 27 assessed
Expected standard 16
Needs attention 6
Strong standard 4
Urgent improvement 1
Inclusion 27 assessed
Expected standard 14
Strong standard 10
Needs attention 2
Urgent improvement 1
Leadership & governance 27 assessed
Expected standard 17
Needs attention 5
Strong standard 5
Personal development 27 assessed
Expected standard 15
Strong standard 11
Needs attention 1
Safeguarding 27 assessed
Met 27
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 7
Good 43
Requires improvement 10
Inadequate 1
Not judged 26
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School URN 134250 · L4 2QG Primary 577 420 Not judged
Anfield Road Primary School URN 140975 · L4 0TN Primary 702 744 Not judged
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School URN 135267 · L4 4ED Primary 490 420 Ungraded inspection
Banks Road Primary School URN 104516 · L19 8JZ Primary 253 315 Ungraded inspection
Barlows Primary School URN 104517 · L9 9EH Primary 406 480 Not judged
Belle Vale Community Primary School URN 104519 · L25 2QF Primary 272 210 Good
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton URN 145438 · L25 5JF Primary 235 218 Good
Blackmoor Park Infants' School URN 150202 · L12 9EY Primary 316 270 Requires improvement
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 508,961 2024
North West region 7,737,414
Liverpool represents 6.58% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+24,274 residents ↑ 5.0%
2019: 484,687 residents2020: 483,348 residents2021: 485,022 residents2022: 493,693 residents2023: 503,216 residents2024: 508,961 residents
Liverpool +5.0%
North West +5.1%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Liverpool's population grew over five years. Its change was broadly in line with the North West and 0.8 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Liverpool?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Liverpool compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 77.5 years
2.5 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 81.1 years
2.7 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
55.8
5.1 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
56.7
4.6 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
230.8 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
87.7 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
146.0 per 100,000
England 114.6
Worse
Liver disease 2025
24.8 per 100,000
England 19.4
Worse
Respiratory disease 2025
54.5 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
15.2 per 100,000
England 10.9
Worse
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Liverpool 11.9% England 10.4%
Similar
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Liverpool 67.9% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
Liverpool 65.9% England 64.6%
Similar
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Liverpool 596.0 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Worse
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
28.8%
Liverpool 28.8% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Worse
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
43.4%
Liverpool 43.4% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
52.7%
Liverpool 52.7% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Similar
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
75.5%
Liverpool 75.5% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Worse
Bowel cancer screening 2025
65.3%
Liverpool 65.3% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Worse
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
68.6 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Similar
Air pollution mortality 2024
5.0%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Liverpool?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 94,833 18.6% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +12.3% +10,367 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.3% +271 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Liverpool LOCAL AUTHORITY
18.6%
North West REGION
14.0%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
94,892 83,630 72,367
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

6.7 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 6.2 µg/m³
Other sources 0.5 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

39.1%
11.0 6.7
2011: 10.98 µg/m³ 2012: 10.09 µg/m³ 2013: 10.25 µg/m³ 2014: 10.02 µg/m³ 2015: 8.07 µg/m³ 2016: 9.67 µg/m³ 2017: 8.50 µg/m³ 2018: 9.33 µg/m³ 2019: 9.26 µg/m³ 2020: 7.90 µg/m³ 2021: 7.73 µg/m³ 2022: 8.09 µg/m³ 2023: 6.67 µg/m³ 2024: 6.69 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 39.1%
5 years ↓ 27.7%
10 years ↓ 33.2%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 16.0 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 11.0 – 45.0 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 16.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 11.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 11.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 16.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 14.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 15.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 15.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 20.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 15.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 38.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 41.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 30.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 45.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 33.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 32.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 16.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 17.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 20.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 17.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 21.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 22.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 19.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 17.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 16.0 µg/m³
Liverpool Speke Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN); Non-Automatic Hydrocarbon Network; PAH Digitel (solid phase) · Urban Industrial Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.0% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£1,256.50m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£631.26m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£235.10m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£16.80m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £2,469
Median for councils of the same type £1,935 27.6% above peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £676.67m · Income £132.04m
£544.63m
Adult social care Gross £395.16m · Income £113.95m
£281.22m
Children's social care Gross £227.39m · Income £31.07m
£196.33m
Public health Gross £56.46m · Income £734.0k
£55.72m
Housing Gross £61.56m · Income £9.91m
£51.65m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £62.25m · Income £22.92m
£39.33m
Culture and related services Gross £52.11m · Income £17.48m
£34.63m
Central services Gross £95.73m · Income £73.85m
£21.88m
Planning and development Gross £36.78m · Income £17.05m
£19.73m
Highways and transport Gross £40.30m · Income £29.11m
£11.19m
Other services Gross £210.0k · Income £0.00
£210.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£235.10m
Retained business rates£357.81m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £28.55m
Closing £16.80m
£11.74m decrease during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£955.69m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£85.70m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£869.99m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£1,709 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £1,709
Median for metropolitan district councils £1,468 16.5% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£31.31m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£31.31m −3.5%
Change across the series +£153.28m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£702.75m
Other longer-term borrowing£174.44m
Short-term borrowing£78.50m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£216.97m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
86.85% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£7.06m Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£279.38m Receipts relating to the financial year
OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£216.97m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £45.25m

20.9% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £171.72m

79.1% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 86.85%

England average: 95.60%  ·  8.75 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Liverpoolmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Liverpoolmhclg planning ps21982 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Liverpoolmhclg planning ps11998 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Liverpool [note 7] [r]dft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Liverpool City Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Liverpoolmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Liverpoolmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Liverpoolmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Liverpoolmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Liverpoolmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Liverpoolmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Liverpoolmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Liverpoolmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Liverpoolmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Liverpoolmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Liverpoolmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.