Kirkby South East

Knowsley · North West · population 7,539 · 5 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,641 of 6,856 in England
  • #857 of 932 in North West
  • #18 of 20 in Knowsley
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,471
Median age (est.)39
Density2,638per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above17%
No car or van45%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 39%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 39%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 19%Other: 11%
One person 39%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 19%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Caring & leisure 14% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Caring & leisure14%
Process & plant13%
Sales & customer service11%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Professional10%
Associate professional8%
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 67% · No religion 28% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 South East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,641 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #18 of 20 in Knowsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (76) but weak on Health (1). Typical homes here sold for about £144,500 over the past year, down 16% across five years (from 52 sales), 26% below the wider Knowsley median of £195,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,310 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 179 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 6 · #6,428
Employment 2 · #6,737
Education 2 · #6,716
Health 1 · #6,812
Crime 7 · #6,353
Housing & access 76 · #1,657
Living environment 66 · #2,315

House prices ?

£144,500median (12m) · +3.2% yr · n=52
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£144,50052+3.2%-15.5%
Detached£292,50012+10.9%+53.1%
Semi-detached£145,00013+3.6%+43.6%
Terraced£125,50024-1.2%+47.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£144,500
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)£26,310±£3,741 · #6,788 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,992
Price-to-income ?5.5×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 ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

179 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,352 offences
Knowsley85
North West82
England83

Rank #6,090 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences521
Theft291
Burglary23
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson156
Public order & weapons166
Drugs138
Robbery12
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 309 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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