Kensington, Liverpool

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Kensington is an inner city area of Liverpool. It is an area primarily of housing situated east of the city centre, bordered by Edge Hill, Everton and Fairfield. It is statistically the poorest area of Liverpool and one of the most deprived districts in the United Kingdom.

1 Description
2 Regeneration
3 Trivia
4 Famous people

[edit] Description

The area is made up largely of victorian terraces, and the majority are council owned. A number of local shops such as newsagents exist along Kensington, the area's main road. It has a high crime rate and average incomes are well below the national average. Residents of the area have a 50% chance of dying below the average UK life expectancy.

There are few nightlife attractions in Kensington, thought the area does boast a number of true Liverpool pubs.

[edit] Regeneration

In recent years due to an influx of money from the 'The Kensington Regeneration' programme, things are starting to improve with run down houses being renewed and street monitors being put in place to keep a good social order.

[edit] Trivia

The area was described in the song Streets of Kenny on the HMS Fable album by Liverpudlian band Shack. The song's main theme centres around the availability of heroin and cannabis in the area.

Millionaire John Elliott spent 10 days in the district living in a council flat under state benefits as part of the Channel 4 programme The Secret Millionaire (episode broadcast 6 December 2006). He assisted a family living in a council house as well as paying several thousand pounds to a local asylum centre. Strictly, the road he lived on throughout his stay, Balmoral Road, is in the Fairfield district.

[edit] Famous people

Atomic Kitten member Natasha Hamilton grew up in Kensington.

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