Lydiate
Lydiate is a village in Merseyside, England. It has around 1 school, 1 GP surgery or clinic and 10 restaurants or cafés, 33 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Maghull North, 1.9 km away. There were around 21 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lydiate area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Sefton area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 279,233 residents at roughly 1,783 people per km².
- Council
- Sefton
- County
- Merseyside
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Police force
- Merseyside
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 224th of 294 English council areas — better than 24% 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
7°CSunny
- Today: 11° / 6° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:37
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
15US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
26 reported · August 2026▼ 13% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Burglary4
- Public order4
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Park · Merseyside
Local policing priorities
- Youth Related Anti-social Behaviour and Youth violence around Coronation Road shops.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
312 reported road collisions (2025)
68 killed or seriously injured · 371 casualties · 11.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
127 food businesses within 2 miles
- 111 rated 4–5 ★ (92 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Maghull North (2.7 km)
- 21 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Maghull North (2.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£221,105 average▲ 2% YoY
Across Sefton · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£938 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £622
- 2 bed £814
- 3 bed £993
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
3,475 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 (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · BP (8 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
48 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Meadows Leisure Centre (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches21
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
279,233 residents in Sefton · 1,783/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,641
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,564
- Net moves+3,077
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 110 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
19% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,583 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (30% of 131,350)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
116 schools · 41,789 pupils
74 primary · 18 secondary · 24 other
Ofsted: 40 of 47 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
103 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreGood
- Formby High SchoolGood
- Greenbank High SchoolGood
- Hillside High SchoolGood
- King's Leadership Academy HawthornesGood
- Litherland High SchoolGood
- Maghull High SchoolGood
- Maricourt Catholic High SchoolGood
- Meols Cop High SchoolGood
- Range High SchoolGood
- St Michaels Church of England AcademyInadequate
- The Salesian Academy of St John BoscoInadequate
- Birkdale High School
- Chesterfield High School
- Deyes High School
- Holy Family Catholic High School
- Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
- Stanley High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sefton
Care & health services
289 CQC-registered services
- Care homes112
- GP practices54
- Dentists51
- Homecare agencies50
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Sefton
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
267 applications decided
95.5% granted · 255 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 36
- LD 17
- Grn 3
- Ref 4
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- Parks & greens20
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,445 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £62,315 avg
e.g. Teaching Assistant, School Domestic
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£748 median full-time weekly pay
3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,038 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
39% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 140,983 certificates
11.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 83 yrs women · 78.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 59.5 women · 59 men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
13 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in L31
- Ashworth (Secured) Practice
- Ashworth Hospital - Bcss Inpatient Unit
- High Pastures Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sefton Central:
- Fully fund Specialist Palliative Care provided by hospices758 local signatures · 8,814 nationwide
- Add specific content on men’s mental health to RSE & health guidance for schools271 local signatures · 2,991 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth240 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018200 local signatures · 6,235 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND188 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Lydiate · 0.7 km
Lydiate is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It is located 1.5 miles (2 km) north of Maghull, with which it has a common history. At the 2001 Census the civil par…
Lordship of Lydiate · 0.7 kmThe manor of Lydiate is situated about 10 miles (16 km) from Liverpool on the Southport Road.
- Scotch Piper Inn · 0.7 km
The Scotch Piper Inn in Lydiate, Merseyside, England, is the oldest pub in the historic county of Lancashire. The building dates from 1320 and is a Grade II* listed building.
- St Catherine's Chapel, Lydiate · 0.8 km
St Catherine's Chapel, known locally as Lydiate Abbey, is a ruined chapel located in Lydiate, Merseyside, England. The Chapel is situated on the A5147, adjacent to the Scotch Piper Inn. It is a Grade II* listed buildi…
Lydiate Hall · 1.1 kmLydiate Hall was a 16th-century hall in Lydiate, Merseyside, England. The hall was a black-and-white half-timbered house, and was similar in design to Speke Hall. The hall was accompanied by a private chapel. It was a…
Lydiate railway station · 1.3 kmLydiate railway station was a station located on the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway off Carr Lane, just outside Lydiate. The Merseyside and Lancashire border runs down the stream alongside Altcar Lane, w…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lydiate?
- Lydiate is a town in Merseyside, England, in the Sefton local authority.
- How deprived is Lydiate?
- The Sefton local authority, which includes Lydiate, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.