Whiston South

Knowsley · North West · population 6,403 · 5 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,168 of 6,856 in England
  • #735 of 932 in North West
  • #10 of 20 in Knowsley
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,399
Median age (est.)40
Density3,212per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above22%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 30%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 20%Other: 12%
One person 30%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 20%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 15% · Professional 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure15%
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors8%

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 63% · No religion 31% · 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

Whiston South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,168 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 20 in Knowsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (69) but weak on Health (4). Typical homes here, about £155,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 53 sales), 21% below the wider Knowsley median of £195,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,308 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 87 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 16 · #5,791
Employment 9 · #6,264
Education 8 · #6,298
Health 4 · #6,565
Crime 20 · #5,448
Housing & access 30 · #4,817
Living environment 69 · #2,123

House prices ?

£155,000median (12m) · +4.0% yr · n=53
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£155,00053+4.0%+32.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£166,50023-1.2%+43.5%
Terraced£140,50024+8.9%+30.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£155,000
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)£30,308±£4,264 · #6,336 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,866
Price-to-income ?5.1×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 ?

29Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

87 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 556 offences
Knowsley85
North West82
England83

Rank #4,399 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences271
Theft41
Burglary12
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson62
Public order & weapons66
Drugs59
Robbery4
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 85 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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