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Liverpool vs West Lancashire

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

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

LiverpoolWest Lancashire
Population486,088117,431
Density4,346/km²339/km²
Deprivation49% in most-deprived 10%8% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)£2,674£2,456
Schools Good/Outstanding78%85%
Aged under 1617%16%
Aged 16–6468%62%
Aged 65+15%22%