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 (IoD2019). 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 254th of 294 English council areas — better than 14% 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
15°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 18° / 15° · 60% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:34
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Liverpool Speke, United Kingdom
Crime
250 reported · July 2026▼ 9% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences92
- Anti-social behaviour34
- Public order29
- Criminal damage & arson21
44 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
185 reported road collisions (2024)
45 killed or seriously injured · 226 casualties · 12 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
433 food businesses within 2 miles
- 315 rated 4–5 ★ (233 top)
- 43 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
£189,116 average▲ 3.6% YoY
Across Knowsley · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£844 average monthly rent▲ 10.4% YoY
- 1 bed £592
- 2 bed £754
- 3 bed £914
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (7.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (10.4 km)
35 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)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 3 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
47% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
60inspected 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
124 CQC-registered services
- Care homes27
- 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
67 applications decided
98.5% granted · 66 granted, 1 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Anneliese Midgley
Labour
Knowsley
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
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
4,195 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£733 median full-time weekly pay
4.2% 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
87% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 52% · Wind 31% · Imports 9% · Gas 4%
21 gCO₂/kWh · very 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Knowsley:
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test386 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office350 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth345 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership312 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s234 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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 km
Huyton 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 IoD2019.