Liverpool - Facts and Figures

Here are some facts and figures about Liverpool that might surprise you...

Liverpool is the UK's nomination for European Capital of Culture 2008  
The population of Liverpool is rising for the first time in decades and now stands at 447,500 
Average income in 2003, was £22,839, a rise of 10.9 per cent on the previous year
Liverpool has the biggest single collection of Grade One listed buildings and more national museums and galleries than any other city outside London
Liverpool has 2,500 listed buildings and 250 public monuments
Work has been completed on the £18m refurbishment of St George's Hall
The City Council has signed a £920 million deal with the Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor Estates, to transform the city centre with 2 million sq ft of new shops, offices and leisure facilities - Europe's biggest regeneration scheme
Liverpool has had World Heritage city status conferred on it by UNESCO
The new 1,500 seat Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool will open in 2008 on the King's Waterfront
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is Europe's fastest-growing regional airport
A new £15 million Cruise Liner facility will be bringing big ships back to the Mersey by 2008
A scheme to regenerate Anfield includes 2,200 new and refurbished houses, an Education Innovation Centre, an internet youth café, health facilities, environmental improvements, a community plaza and community centre and a new stadium for Liverpool FC
Liverpool has Europe's longest established Chinese community and Europe's largest Chinese Arch which stands 14 metres over the entrance to Chinatown
One of Liverpool's major railway stations, Lime Street, is undergoing a £15 million renovation
Liverpool is the most successful footballing city in England - with 27 League Championships, 5 European Cups, three Eufa cups, 1 cup Winners cup, 12 FA Cups and 6 League Cups
The Grand National, the most famous steeplechase in the world, takes place at Aintree 
Merseyside has over 40 golf courses, 7 of championships status. These include the Royal Liverpool - which hosted the Open in 2006 - Birkdale and Formby Golf Courses
Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Britain and the fifth largest in the world
The Liver Building is one of the earliest examples of multi-storey reinforced concrete construction in the world
More than 60 languages are spoken in the city every single day
The world's first School of School of Tropical Medicine was opened in Liverpool in 1898 and discovered that Malaria could be passed by Mosquito bite
The city is home to Lime Productions and Mersey TV - which produce TV programmes including Hollyoaks and Grange Hill
Liverpool is the most filmed British city outside London and was the location for over 180 productions in 2005
Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) opened in 1996
Founded in 1881 with the establishment of University College Liverpool, The University of Liverpool was one of the first civic universities in Britain
The eight museums and galleries that make up National Museums Liverpool possess the greatest collection of artefacts, paintings, specimens and objects collectively held under single ownership in the country
Liverpool has gone from having the UK's highest council tax to almost dropping outside the top 100 of most taxed authorities