Urban Planning at University of Liverpool

Urban Planning (BA (Hons), K430) at University of Liverpool asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on liverpool.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~BBB

Selective

120 points · around BBB

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check liverpool.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120

The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 120 asked.

45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 68%, other higher education 32%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: K430 · K4 planning
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Year abroad: optional

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

98%

still studying

UK 90%

left higher education

UK 5%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

70 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%89%

Learning opportunities91%89%

Assessment and feedback80%87%

Academic support96%91%

Organisation and management93%85%

Learning resources94%90%

Student voice80%85%

45 final-year students · 62% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£26k3 years

£24.5k5 years

£29.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

80% working10% working and studying10% other

UK, same subject: 90% in work or study

85%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 75%

95%

say their work is meaningful

UK 88%

75%

use what they learned

UK 69%

Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals55%
Business and public service associate professionals10%
Skilled trades occupations5%
Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Liverpool, North West England, England
Postcode: L69 7ZX

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Subjects

planning architecture, building and planning

Campus

Campus: Main Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Planning (urban, rural and regional) at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Cardiff University	Human Geography and Planning BSc (Hons)	ABB - BBC	112–127
Heriot-Watt University	Geography BSc (Hons)	BBC - ABB	160–175
Loughborough University	Urban Planning BSc (Hons)	ABB	112–127
University of Birmingham	Geography and Urban & Regional Planning BSc (Hons)	128 points	128–143
University of Manchester	Master of Planning MPlan	48 - 128 points	128–143
University of Sheffield	Geography and Planning BA (Hons)	ABB	128–143
Ulster University	Planning, Regeneration and Development Msci (Hon)	112 - 120 points	96–111
University of Liverpool	Urban Planning this course	BBB	112–127
London South Bank University	Urban and Environmental Planning BA (Hons)	112 points	96–111
Oxford Brookes University	Sustainable Urban Design and Planning BA (Hons)	112 points	under 96
University of Westminster, London	Urban Planning and Design BA (Hons)	BBC	112–127

See all 68 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

Urban Planning at University of Liverpool

Planning (urban, rural and regional) at other universities

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