Property management in Childwall, Liverpool

A typical three bed lets for about £1,270 a month and a two bed about £1,080. Tenants are families, academics and NHS staff from Broadgreen and the Royal who stay for years. Childwall is outside the 16 wards in Liverpool's selective licensing scheme, so a standard let in L16 needs no licence. The cost that catches landlords here is the agent: a 12 to 14% high street fee on a Childwall rent is well over £100 a month before setup and renewal charges. Caso manages Childwall homes for one percentage of rent, 8% plus VAT for one property, 5% plus VAT for two or more, with nothing else on the bill.

Childwall is one of the more comfortably priced suburbs on the city's eastern side, with rents sitting above the Liverpool average thanks to its larger, mostly semi-detached and detached housing stock built through the 1930s onwards. Streets here are wider and greener than in the inner city terraces, which suits the family market that dominates demand.

The area is close to Childwall Fiveways and the A562 and A5058 ring road, giving good road access to both the city centre and the M62 for those commuting further afield. Childwall also sits near Liverpool University's Childwall campus facilities and a number of well regarded schools, which helps sustain demand from families wanting to stay in the same catchment area for several years.

Tenants here are predominantly families and established professional couples rather than students or young sharers, and this tends to mean longer tenancies and less frequent turnover than in areas closer to the universities. Some hospital staff working at the Royal Liverpool or Broadgreen sites also choose Childwall for its quieter, more suburban character.

For a landlord, Childwall's family-led demand brings stability, but it also means larger properties are the norm, so purchase and refurbishment costs tend to be higher than in smaller terraced areas. A well kept garden and off-street parking matter more here than in flatted areas, since they are exactly what family tenants are looking for. Landlords should also note that Childwall's school catchments are a genuine draw for families, so highlighting nearby schools when marketing a property can help attract the right tenant more quickly.

Liverpool City Council runs a selective licensing scheme from 1 Apr 2022 to 31 Mar 2027 covering 16 named wards, so we check your exact address against it before the first tenancy; a new scheme is proposed from Apr 2027. Check-ins, check-outs and inventories are done by No Letting Go, our approved inventory partner, whose nearest office to Childwall is its East Lancs office in Winwick, Warrington. A typical 2 bed here lets for £1,045 and a 3 bed for £1,330 a month, and Caso Complete on that 3 bed is £106 a month plus VAT.