Huyton with Roby
Huyton with Roby is a town or village in Merseyside, England, offering around 8 GP surgeries, 8 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 1 park or green, and around 32 restaurants and cafés, along with 53 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Huyton, 0.4 km away. There were around 286 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 Huyton with Roby area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Knowsley area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 154,519 residents at roughly 1,787 people per km².
- Council
- Knowsley
- County
- Merseyside
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Police force
- Merseyside
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
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 8° · 38% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:35
9h 21m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
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
263 reported · August 2026▲ 10% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences108
- Anti-social behaviour46
- Criminal damage & arson32
- Drugs21
149 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Roby · Merseyside
Local policing priorities
- ASB Bowring Park / Huyton Village
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
433 food businesses within 2 miles
- 309 rated 4–5 ★ (224 top)
- 45 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Huyton (0.4 km)
- 74 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Huyton (0.3 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 (7.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (10.4 km)
25 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Archway Road, Huyton (0 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches32
- Golf courses3
- 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
- 22 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:
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
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
- Schools16
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens734
- Restaurants & cafés12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,330 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
73% low-carbon electricity
Wind 45% · Nuclear 28% · Gas 25% · Imports 3%
97 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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
Huyton Municipal Building · 0.1 kmHuyton Municipal Building is a municipal building in Archway Road, Huyton, a town in Merseyside, England. The building currently serves as the headquarters of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Huyton · 0.2 kmHuyton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. Part of the Liverpool Built-up Area, it borders the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot, Knotty Ash and Netherley.
Huyton with Roby Urban District · 0.2 kmHuyton with Roby Urban District was a local government district in Lancashire, England, from 1894 to 1974. It consisted of the civil parish of Huyton with Roby which comprised the settlements of Huyton and Roby. It re…
Huyton railway station · 0.3 kmHuyton railway station serves Huyton in Merseyside, England. The station is an interchange between the Liverpool-Wigan Line and the northern route of the Liverpool-Manchester Line which diverge soon after the station.…
- Huyton Hill Preparatory School · 0.5 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 · 0.7 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)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Huyton with Roby?
- Huyton with Roby is a town in Merseyside, England, in the Knowsley local authority.
- How deprived is Huyton with Roby?
- The Knowsley local authority, which includes Huyton with Roby, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.