Kirkby North East

Knowsley · North West · population 9,728 · 5 LSOAs

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

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,593 of 6,856 in England
  • #846 of 932 in North West
  • #17 of 20 in Knowsley
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,417
Median age (est.)33
Density3,110per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above18%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 12%25–44 30%45–64 21%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 40%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 40%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 27%Other: 13%
One person 23%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 27%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Caring & leisure 13% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Caring & leisure13%
Process & plant12%
Sales & customer service12%
Professional10%
Associate professional10%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 33% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Kirkby North East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,593 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #17 of 20 in Knowsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (95) but weak on Education (1). Typical homes here sold for about £196,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 51 sales), in line with the wider Knowsley median of £195,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,605 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 73 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 4 · #6,565
Employment 3 · #6,654
Education 1 · #6,791
Health 2 · #6,737
Crime 23 · #5,263
Housing & access 41 · #4,015
Living environment 95 · #361

House prices ?

£196,000median (12m) · +19.5% yr · n=51
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£196,00051+19.5%+14.0%
Detached£277,50012+13.8%+32.1%
Semi-detached£194,25024+25.3%+30.4%
Terraced£140,00015+16.7%+83.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£196,000
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)£31,605±£4,545 · #6,051 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,963
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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

73 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 706 offences
Knowsley85
North West82
England83

Rank #3,689 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences374
Theft44
Burglary8
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson106
Public order & weapons78
Drugs46
Robbery8
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 94 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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