Property, Houses and Flats for Sale in Liverpool, Lancashire

Multi-cultural Liverpool has a worldwide reputation as being famous for The Beatles and football. Liverpool is considered to be one of the friendliest in the UK, and is enjoying a long overdue renaissance. Major investment in recent years has transformed the city centre, creating an environment where businesses can thrive. Former docklands are now home to award-winning business, retail and leisure amenities, and Liverpool has been voted European Capital of Culture for 2008. Visit Liverpool for a day and you can't fail to notice the number of cranes on the city's skyline, and the amount of regeneration work in progress. Alongside the dockside and city centre developments of commercial properties being erected, there are also a number of developments of new homes in Liverpool being built, which are predominantly luxury apartments in prime city centre locations. These projects are set to transform the life of the city and lead to significant economic growth, making it an exciting place to live, work. Residents of Liverpool enjoy a good quality of life in a city that is emerging as one of the UK's leading centres for learning, culture, entertainment and sport. If you are considering relocating to Liverpool, the types of property for sale in Liverpool include terraced houses, semi-detached houses, and a number of brand new developments of apartments, some of which are in waterside locations. It is not just professional people who live in the city centre, there is a substantial student population, so you will find plenty of property to rent in Liverpool.

Amenities for properties in Liverpool

Shopping is still the UK's favourite leisure activity and Liverpool provides ample opportunity for people to indulge in some retail therapy. For high street and designer stores, the Church Street area and nearby St John's Shopping Centre offer plenty of options, while the Cavern Designer Shopping Centre and Clayton Square combine one-off boutiques and market stalls with popular fashion outlets. The night scene is one of the liveliest in the UK, with live music venues, clubs, restaurants, cafés, and an enormous variety of bars, ranging from superb traditional public houses, to designer-chic cabaret venues. Families with children who are searching for property for sale in Liverpool will discover a city that has an excellent infrastructure and public services - there are two new public health centres, a good selection of schools, a large central library and 23 smaller community libraries; and it boasts of having a crime rate that is lower than London and Manchester. Liverpool also has more museums, theatres and galleries than any other region outside London. Exhibitions at the Tate Liverpool and the city's eight National Museums are complemented by major stage productions at the Everyman and the Playhouse. If you enjoy the outdoors, Liverpool is ideally located for access to the beautiful countryside of North Wales and to beaches and seaside resorts.

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Transport in Liverpool

Residents of Liverpool benefit from good rail, road, air and sea links. The city is well served by motorways - from the M6 the city is easily reached via the M58, M56 & M62 motorways. Liverpool city centre is approximately 45 minutes drive from Chester, Manchester and North Wales, and just over one hour from Blackpool, the Lake District, Yorkshire Moors and the Peak District National Parks, and four hours from London. By rail, Liverpool has one of the most frequent commuter services outside London. The Northern Line connects Liverpool with Ormskirk, Kirkby, Southport and Hunts Cross, while the Wirral Line links Liverpool with West Kirby, Ellesmere Port, New Brighton and Chester. The city's main station (Lime Street), operates services to destinations including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Preston, Leeds, Scarborough, Sheffield, Nottingham and Norwich. People interested in Liverpool property who use buses, will discover the city centre has two major bus stations - Paradise Street Bus Station and the Queen Square Bus Station. Other main bus stops can be found at Victoria Street, Sir Thomas Street, London Road and Renshaw Street. By air, Liverpool John Lennon Airport is located just eight miles from the city centre.