Huyton East

Knowsley · North West · population 7,605 · 5 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,298 of 6,856 in England
  • #765 of 932 in North West
  • #13 of 20 in Knowsley
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,502
Median age (est.)39
Density3,183per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above20%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 33%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 21%Other: 11%
One person 36%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 21%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 13% · Elementary 13% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary13%
Professional13%
Administrative12%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 31% · 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

Huyton East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,298 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 20 in Knowsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (70) but weak on Health (2). Typical homes here, about £160,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 40% in five years (from 70 sales), 18% below the wider Knowsley median of £195,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,549 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 106 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 10 · #6,195
Employment 4 · #6,579
Education 10 · #6,174
Health 2 · #6,723
Crime 30 · #4,824
Housing & access 48 · #3,590
Living environment 70 · #2,048

House prices ?

£160,000median (12m) · +5.1% yr · n=70
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£160,00070+5.1%+40.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£172,50024+9.2%+50.0%
Terraced£160,00037+4.6%+40.4%
Flat£74,9756-7.4%+38.8%
This area£160,000
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)£29,549±£4,147 · #6,478 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,109
Price-to-income ?5.4×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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

106 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 807 offences
Knowsley85
North West82
England83

Rank #5,102 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences347
Theft98
Burglary14
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson102
Public order & weapons98
Drugs97
Robbery11
Other27

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 91 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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