Liverpool
Liverpool is a town in Cheshire, England. It has around 1 school, 3 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, around 4 restaurants and cafés, 22 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Halewood, 3.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £228,364. There were around 93 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Liverpool area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Halton area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 128,478 residents at roughly 1,624 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 209th of 294 English council areas — better than 29% 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
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 9° · 75% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:36
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Liverpool Speke, United Kingdom
Crime
101 reported · July 2026▼ 7% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences43
- Shoplifting13
- Anti-social behaviour9
- Criminal damage & arson9
11 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Ditton and Hale · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- Residents raised concerns over ASB surrounding a property in BAGUELY AVENUE. The local Beat Manager identified the address through report…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
123 reported road collisions (2024)
32 killed or seriously injured · 163 casualties · 9.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
136 food businesses within 2 miles
- 110 rated 4–5 ★ (94 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Halewood (3.2 km)
- 22 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Halewood (3.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£193,134 average▲ 3.7% YoY
Across Halton · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£745 average monthly rent▲ 7.1% YoY
- 1 bed £544
- 2 bed £682
- 3 bed £822
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (4.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)
24 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
64 charging locations within ~8 km
- 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Speke (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools6
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
128,478 residents in Halton · 1,624/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 39 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
32% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,367 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (46% of 59,260)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
70 schools · 18,375 pupils
49 primary · 7 secondary · 14 other
Ofsted: 29 of 35 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
66inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Wade Deacon High SchoolOutstanding
- Ormiston Chadwick AcademyGood
- Sandymoor Ormiston AcademyGood
- Ormiston Bolingbroke AcademyRequires improvement
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
- Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
- The Heath School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Halton
Care & health services
94 CQC-registered services
- Care homes25
- GP practices16
- Dentists20
- Homecare agencies14
- Hospitals & hospices5
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Halton
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 3 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
39 applications decided
100% granted · 39 granted, 0 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 30
- LD 3
- Ref 16
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,425 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
6,204 jobs advertised · £41,010 avg
e.g. Roadside Technician - North West, Nursery Practitioner Level 3, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£698 median full-time weekly pay
4.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,540 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
51% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 58,476 certificates
10.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.6 yrs women · 76.9 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 56.8 women · 56.4 men
73% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Liverpool Garston:
- Fund NHS access to Omaveloxolone for patients with Friedreich's Ataxia508 local signatures · 7,373 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office316 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership300 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership283 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s274 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
St Ambrose's Church, Speke · 0.5 kmSt Ambrose's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Heathgate Avenue, Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is an active parish church in the Archdiocese of Liverpool and the Pastoral Area of Woolton and Hale…
Speke · 1.0 kmSpeke is a suburb of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) south-east of the city centre and near to the widest part of the river Mersey. It is bordered by the suburbs of Garston and Hunts Cross,…
- Parklands High School, Liverpool · 1.2 km
Parklands High School was a secondary school located in the Speke area of Liverpool, England. It closed in summer 2014 with pupils transferring to other local schools.
Oglet · 1.3 kmOglet is a small area of Liverpool, England, and the city's most southernly point. The area is entirely rural and virtually unpopulated, save for a couple of farms. For most of its known history, Oglet was classed as…
1965 Liverpool Vickers Viscount crash · 1.4 kmOn 20 July 1965 a Vickers Viscount of Cambrian Airways crashed into Thompson & Capper's mothball factory on approach to Liverpool International Airport, after a flight from Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man. Both crew w…
Jaguar Land Rover Halewood · 1.4 kmJaguar Land Rover Halewood is a Jaguar Land Rover factory plant in Halewood, Merseyside, England, and forms the major part of the factory complex in Halewood which is shared with Ford of Britain, who manufacture trans…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Liverpool?
- Liverpool is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Halton local authority.
- How deprived is Liverpool?
- The Halton local authority, which includes Liverpool, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.