Liverpool Neighbourhoods

Smithdown neighbourhood

This neighbourhood covers four wards in a densely populated area of the city. With a large student population and a high proportion of privately-rented properties, the community can be transient. However, it is a diverse and vibrant area with a number of valuable anchor organisations at its very heart.

Edge Hill, Smithdown, Arundel, and Greenbank Park.

Map section showing areas which make up Smithdown neighbourhood area

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Neighbourhood priorities

  1. Build relationships with stakeholders within the community to better understand the needs of both partners and residents.
  2. Work with our services delivering and addressing street cleansing and waste management, to engage local people and keep out streets clean.
  3. Improve community cohesion and the sense of pride and belonging in the community, reducing issues such as anti-social behaviour and hate crime.
  4. Bring partners together to support the improvement of housing stock in the neighbourhood.
  5. Maximise opportunities for lifelong learning, contribute to improved educational attainment and decreased worklessness in the neighbourhood.
  6. Facilitate opportunities for joint working between neighbourhood partners to provide increased community focused health interventions with a localised, targeted approach.

These neighbourhood priorities have a strong alignment with the Council Plan Pillars and will be pivotal in the delivery of the plan itself, as well as wider partnership city plans and strategies.

Key data

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The neighbourhood model explained

Each neighbourhood is led by a designated manager who works collaboratively with council services and partners to identify and address the key issues facing the neighbourhood.

By adopting the neighbourhood approach rather than 'one size fits all' model, we will ensure solutions are tailored. We will:

  • use data and insight
  • listen to and understand local needs and demands model
  • work alongside our diverse communities to drive improvements
  • achieve the best possible outcomes at a neighbourhood level

Neighbourhood priorities have a strong alignment with the Council Plan Pillars and will be pivotal in the delivery of the Council Plan and wider partnership plans and strategies.