Court Hey & Swanside

Knowsley · North West · population 9,849 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

69Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,151 of 6,856 in England
  • #240 of 932 in North West
  • #3 of 20 in Knowsley
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,739
Median age (est.)41
Density5,299per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above31%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 45%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 45%Social rent 3%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 72% · No religion 22% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Court Hey & Swanside is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,151 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 20 in Knowsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (97) but weak on Health (32). Typical homes here, about £220,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 114 sales), 13% above the wider Knowsley median of £195,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #245 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £35,469 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 28 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 71 · #1,979
Employment 59 · #2,836
Education 69 · #2,130
Health 32 · #4,659
Crime 72 · #1,938
Housing & access 97 · #217
Living environment 38 · #4,248

House prices ?

£220,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=114
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£220,0001140.0%+31.3%
Detached£396,0006-3.4%+25.7%
Semi-detached£220,000960.0%+33.3%
Terraced£225,0007+30.2%+31.2%
Flat£170,0005+3.0%+13.3%
This area£220,000
Knowsley£195,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,469±£5,066 · #4,886 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,713
Price-to-income ?6.2×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

28 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 280 offences
Knowsley85
North West82
England83

Rank #311 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences128
Theft26
Burglary11
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons32
Drugs20
Robbery1
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 33 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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