Knotty Ash

Liverpool · North West · population 7,720 · 5 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,380 of 6,856 in England
  • #796 of 932 in North West
  • #39 of 61 in Liverpool
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,639
Median age (est.)37
Density8,219per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above22%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 37%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 37%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 24%Other: 10%
One person 32%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 24%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Caring & leisure 14% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Caring & leisure14%
Professional13%
Process & plant11%
Administrative11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades9%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 89%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 28% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Knotty Ash is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,380 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #39 of 61 in Liverpool. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (93) but weak on Health (1). Typical homes here, about £145,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 42% in five years (from 58 sales), 20% below the wider Liverpool median of £182,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,320 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 79 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 9 · #6,264
Employment 5 · #6,538
Education 8 · #6,298
Health 1 · #6,778
Crime 26 · #5,105
Housing & access 93 · #478
Living environment 66 · #2,329

House prices ?

£145,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=58
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£145,000580.0%+42.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£157,50020-4.0%+37.0%
Terraced£145,00031+8.2%+58.0%
Flat£115,0006
This area£145,000
Liverpool£182,000
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)£30,320±£4,248 · #6,334 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,336
Price-to-income ?4.8×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 ?

21Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

79 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 608 offences
Liverpool128
North West82
England83

Rank #4,021 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences346
Theft42
Burglary11
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons69
Drugs48
Robbery2
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 30 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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