Knowsley
Knowsley is a town or village in Merseyside, England. It has 60 bus stops and Huyton railway station is 1.4 km away. The area offers 4 GPs & clinics, 7 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 2 parks & greens, and 16 restaurants & cafés. There were around 285 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 6 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Knowsley is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 154,519 residents at roughly 1,787 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 258th of 294 English council areas — better than 12% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 13° / 8° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:33
9h 18m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Liverpool Speke, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
243 reported · August 2026▲ 7% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences94
- Anti-social behaviour41
- Criminal damage & arson29
- Public order24
136 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: St Michaels · Merseyside
Local policing priorities
- Youth related ASB
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
181 reported road collisions (2025)
28 killed or seriously injured · 215 casualties · 11.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
416 food businesses within 2 miles
- 299 rated 4–5 ★ (210 top)
- 46 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Huyton (1.4 km)
- 60 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Huyton (1.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£191,550 average▲ 1.6% YoY
Across Knowsley · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£858 average monthly rent▲ 11.4% YoY
- 1 bed £601
- 2 bed £767
- 3 bed £929
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
5.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.0 times median annual pay (5.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,606 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (8.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (10.7 km)
23 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: EG GROUP EARLSFIELD SERV (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches34
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds21
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
154,519 residents in Knowsley · 1,787/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,469
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,795
- Net moves+1,674
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 17 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
40% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,488 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (53% of 71,760)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
62 schools · 21,497 pupils
49 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 21 of 26 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (81%)
60 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- All Saints Catholic High SchoolGood
- Kirkby High SchoolGood
- Lord Derby AcademyGood
- Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic AcademyRequires improvement
- The Prescot SchoolRequires improvement
- Halewood Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Knowsley
Care & health services
125 CQC-registered services
- Care homes29
- GP practices25
- Dentists27
- Homecare agencies24
- Hospitals & hospices5
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Knowsley
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
73 applications decided
97.3% granted · 71 granted, 2 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Anneliese Midgley
Labour
Knowsley
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 24
- LD 3
- Grn 8
- Ref 4
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools13
- GPs & clinics5
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens1088
- Restaurants & cafés11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,330 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
93 jobs advertised · £48,040 avg
e.g. Class 1 Driver, Head of Wholesale & Foodservice, FLT Operative
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£733 median full-time weekly pay
4.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,287 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
59% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 83,013 certificates
10.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
81% low-carbon electricity
Wind 45% · Nuclear 27% · Gas 16% · Solar 8%
64 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 80.9 yrs women · 77.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 53.7 women · 54 men
75% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
19 GP surgeries · 11 pharmacies in L36
- Dinas Lane Medical Centre
- Cornerways Medical Centre
- Aston Healthcare Limited
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Knowsley:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth348 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND232 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK126 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases104 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after96 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Knowsley Heights fire · 0.6 kmThe Knowsley Heights fire occurred on 5 April 1991 at the 11-story Knowsley Heights tower block in Huyton, Merseyside. No-one was injured in the fire.
Knowsley South · 0.9 kmKnowsley South was a constituency in Merseyside, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
- C.F. Mott College of Education · 0.9 km
The C.F. Mott College of Education was a college located in Huyton and Prescot in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley of Merseyside.
St Thomas Becket Catholic High School · 0.9 kmSt Thomas Becket Catholic High School was a Roman Catholic secondary school located in the Huyton area of Liverpool. In its final year, the school had only 90 pupils and 32 members of staff. It closed in July 2008.
- Huyton Hill Preparatory School · 1.0 km
Huyton Hill Preparatory School was a school for boys ages 8 to 13 focused on preparation for entering a Public School, open from 1926 to 1969.
- Lord Derby Academy · 1.0 km
Lord Derby Academy (LDA) is a coeducational secondary school founded in the mid-20th century. It has an academy status and is located in Huyton in the English county of Merseyside.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)