Halewood Central

Knowsley · North West · population 5,321 · 4 LSOAs

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

66Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,329 of 6,856 in England
  • #265 of 932 in North West
  • #4 of 20 in Knowsley
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,402
Median age (est.)48
Density4,137per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above27%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 30%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 5%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 70% · No religion 24% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Halewood Central is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,329 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 20 in Knowsley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (80) and lowest on Health (26). Typical homes here, about £215,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 73 sales), 10% 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, #274 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £34,890 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 37 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 69 · #2,123
Employment 54 · #3,165
Education 66 · #2,315
Health 26 · #5,091
Crime 76 · #1,664
Housing & access 67 · #2,267
Living environment 80 · #1,355

House prices ?

£215,000median (12m) · +0.6% yr · n=73
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£215,00073+0.6%+32.7%
Detached£269,9509+21.1%+20.0%
Semi-detached£205,00051-6.4%+27.3%
Terraced£197,50012-0.8%+43.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£215,000
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)£34,890±£4,916 · #5,072 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,761
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 ?

37 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 197 offences
Knowsley85
North West82
England83

Rank #987 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences91
Theft32
Burglary3
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order & weapons19
Drugs14
Robbery3
Other3

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 30 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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