Knowsley vs Sefton

A side-by-side comparison of the Knowsley and Seftonlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Sefton is the more populous; council tax is lower in Knowsley; Sefton has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Knowsley	Sefton
Population	154,519	279,233
Density	1,787/km²	1,783/km²
Deprivation	47% in most-deprived 10%	20% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,488	£2,583
Schools Good/Outstanding	81%	85%
Aged under 16	20%	17%
Aged 16–64	63%	60%
Aged 65+	17%	23%

Knowsley council area →Sefton council area →