Merseyside

Merseyside is an area in the northwest of England, bordered by Cheshire to the south and Wales to the west. Stretching across both banks of the Mersey River and centred around the bustling metropolis of Liverpool, Merseyside offers a huge range of living locations, from city-centre to semi-rural. Despite being a heavily populated and urbanised area, Merseyside does have some greenbelt areas spread throughout the county, especially in the Wirral and around Southport that offer country living right next door to the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the UK.

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Three Graces buildings in Liverpool

Where is Merseyside?

Merseyside is located in the northwest of England, bordering Cheshire to the south and Wales to the west. It comprises five metropolitan boroughs, including the City of Liverpool, which forms the heart of Merseyside, as well as Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, and the Wirral.

Areas in Merseyside

While Liverpool might be the largest city in Merseyside, it is far from the only area of interest in the county.

Liverpool

The City Centre is full of bright lights and glitzy shops, with a large selection of restaurants that offer cuisine from all over the world. There’s also plenty going on at night including lively bars and busy live music venues for those who like their entertainment after dark.

The city was named the European Capital of Culture in 2008 and contains more galleries and national museums than any other city in the country outside of London. Perfect for your culture fix.

Evertonians will tell you there are no better pubs than those found near Goodison Park, while concert-goers can choose between two huge venues – Echo Arena or BT Convention Centre.

Knowsley

Knowsley offers a rural retreat just 20 minutes from the city centre. The borough is full of green spaces and country parks, perfect for those who love to get outdoors.

The main attraction in Knowsley is the award-winning Sudbury Hall – a stately home with extensive gardens that looks like something straight out of Downton Abbey.

St Helens

St Helens is the birthplace of poet Philip Larkin and home to Europe’s oldest horse racing track, Atherton Collieries.

The city centre is made up of a mix of quaint Victorian buildings with modern shopping centres nearby.

The area is steeped in history, with landmarks like Prescott’s medieval church and the Pemberton Clock Tower dating back to Victorian times.

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Merseyside universities 

As you might expect from a county that contains a major metropolitan centre like Liverpool, Merseyside is home to a number of world-class universities:

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) 

Liverpool’s largest university after the merger of JMU and the Catholic, formerly Newman College, in 2012. It specialises in design and media; life sciences; health and social care; performing arts and events management and sport science

The University of Liverpool

One of the UK’s top research universities, it is home to a number of world-class departments including the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies and the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre.

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool Hope University is located just outside the city and sits on top of a hill overlooking Liverpool. Liverpool Hope specialises in art and design, business, counselling and health care, education, English language teaching and international studies.

Merseyside schools 

It’s not just the universities that attract students to Merseyside from all over the UK – many local schools also rank highly on national league tables. For example:

Archbishop Blanch School

Archbishop Blanch School is a Church of England secondary school for girls. In 2016, it was ranked as one of the top 100 non-selective state schools in England for GCSE results by The Telegraph newspaper.

The Blue Coat School

The Blue Coat School is a co-educational grammar school in Wavertree. In 2016, it was ranked as the top non-selective state secondary school in England for GCSE results.

Wirral Grammar for Girls

Wirral Grammar for Girls has consistently achieved some of the best A level results in North West England and regularly places at the top of the A-Level Points per Pupil area league table for Merseyside.

Population of Merseyside

The population of Merseyside is approximately 1.423 million, with around 496,784 living in the city of Liverpool.Image of the Beatles statue in Liverpool

Featured developments in Merseyside

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Allsop at Scotchbarn Lane, L34

Allsop Single Family Housing
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Allsop at Broadway Place, WA10

Allsop at Broadway Place, WA10

Allsop Single Family Housing
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Allsop at Queen Mary Place, L9

Allsop Single Family Housing
4.80 (4 reviews) 4.80 (4 reviews)
Brunswick Park, L8

Brunswick Park, L8

New Brunswick Village Ltd
4.29 (18 reviews) 4.29 (18 reviews)
Hudson Gardens, L1

Hudson Gardens, L1

Living Bricks
4.29 (8 reviews) 4.29 (8 reviews)
The Cargo Building, L1

The Cargo Building, L1

Savills
4.43 (116 reviews) 4.43 (116 reviews)

Reviews in Merseyside

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Lovely studio in the perfect location

Review Date Nov 2023

This is a perfect location, literally everything you could ever need is a stone throw away, including a train station right opposite. There is construction going on at the moment so it does get noisy on my side of the building but its not too bad.

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The design is modern and chic, I love the colours they’ve used throughout the building. I love that there is a gym and common room on the first floor, along with laundry facilities. Management is super friendly and approachable and there is a 24 hr maintenance service.

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I wish I had known there is a bar that can see into my room and construction workers as well, so beware with with privacy on left hand side rooms.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

The building management is reasonable with a timely action to complaint.

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Great place. Always room for improvement.

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Review Date Nov 2023

The area is amazing in terms of convenience for shopping, transport and sightseeing. We are just a five-minute walk away from most main attractions in the city, shopping centres, restaurants and bus/rail stations. Being a busy part of town, it can get a bit rowdy at night, and the surrounding area might get a bit dirty from people littering. At the moment there is construction so it gets quite noisy. Hopefully it won’t last long.

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The building is brand new and the ammenities and common areas are nicely done and cozy. The facilities like the gym are great, with brand new and modern equipment. There are still some areas lacking finishing, and even though the fact that there are hot tubs is great, it’s not very practical for them to be outside on the terrace, where they cannot be used half the time due to weather conditions. The apartments are OK, I live in a small studio which I think might be a bit overpriced, but it gets compensated because utilities are included except for electricity, the fact that they accept pets and do not charge extra for them and also it is furnished. I believe some opportunities were missed design-wise, so as to make it more space and storage efficient (few examples: the base for the bed could have drawers, the wardrobe could be integrated into the wall, and the bathroom door should open towards the outside instead of the inside). The building and property management staff have been great, always super friendly and helpful.

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I wish I had known there was going to be a construction site right next door, with tons of noise.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

There have been some issues regarding the building alarms that need improvement in the time frame of handling these issues, and also it took quite a while for us to get access to our mailbox, since the key wasn’t working. I feel the processes need revising and response times need improvement.

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Roco a fairly comfortable place to live.

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Review Date Nov 2023

The good things, the location is excellent. The staff is very good, they are very attentive, although sometimes the response time is not adequate. The size of the apartment, studio, how the layout of the areas. It is incredible how everything is included, furniture, internet, water and amenities such as the gym, terrace, jacuzzi, rooms and kitchens to receive guests. We have compared and it is practically the same cost to live in a distant place, but cheaper, than in this place, comparing the expenses that we would not make in more distant places such as paying for transportation, invest in furnishing, pay a monthly fee for the gym to give an example. In conclusion, it has more benefits than disadvantages, it is a very nice place with a very good location, close to many restaurants and shops.

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The development is very modern, with luxury facilities, it has amenities included such as a gym, terraces, jacuzzi, living rooms, work area, private kitchen to receive visitors, breakfast areas, or private offices. The apartments include furniture, refrigerator, dishwasher, washing machine, bed, living room, television and includes water and internet.

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That we would not have a window with sunlight coming in. And sometimes from the bar behind the building you can hear noise from the bar.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

In our case we have had long waiting times in one aspect, we did not have a mailbox for almost 5 months, because they did not change a mailbox key that did not work. At first they had to change a part of the heater and it took about two weeks to repair it, but we never stopped having hot water. And for the rest of the requests we have had, the response has been quick. But the most What is important is that the attention of all the staff is very gentle, professional and they are very friendly.

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Love living here

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Review Date Nov 2023

15 minute walk to the centre so very great location and there’s a Tesco express near by which is handy

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Building management are great, especially Reece who always makes us feel so welcome. Great with packages and maintenance in our flat. The flat and building are lovely, the gym and the coffee machine are luxury’s that are really nice to have. Overall great and would recommend

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I wish we knew how expensive water bills were in this building, definitely above average water bills in this building

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They’ve been great, they respond so fast and always fix our issues

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