Prescot

Knowsley · North West · population 9,807 · 6 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,202 of 6,856 in England
  • #740 of 932 in North West
  • #11 of 20 in Knowsley
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,465
Median age (est.)38
Density3,454per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above26%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 28%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 15%Other: 10%
One person 38%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 15%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Caring & leisure 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades9%
Managers & directors8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 31% · Muslim 1%

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

Prescot is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,202 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 20 in Knowsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (72) but weak on Health (3). Typical homes here sold for about £195,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 131 sales), in line with the wider Knowsley median of £195,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,514 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 162 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 15 · #5,797
Employment 8 · #6,305
Education 15 · #5,832
Health 3 · #6,675
Crime 9 · #6,216
Housing & access 72 · #1,911
Living environment 44 · #3,809

House prices ?

£195,000median (12m) · -9.3% yr · n=131
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,000131-9.3%+5.7%
Detached£329,99533+3.1%+26.0%
Semi-detached£230,00042-0.4%+24.3%
Terraced£136,00041+8.8%+46.2%
Flat£97,50015-1.5%+62.5%
This area£195,000
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)£29,514±£4,173 · #6,484 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,931
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

162 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,591 offences
Knowsley85
North West82
England83

Rank #5,994 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences586
Theft386
Burglary25
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson136
Public order & weapons212
Drugs169
Robbery7
Other39

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 158 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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