L34 postcode area · Knowsley

The L34 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Knowsley, St. Helens. Area Scores range from 1 to 93 across them. Every full L34 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L34 district contains both ends of the scale: Eccleston at 94 out of 100 (#423 of 6,856 in England) against Longview & Knowsley Park at 1, a 93-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £141,500 in Longview & Knowsley Park to £275,000 in Eccleston — a 1.9× gap within the L34 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Knowsley and St. Helens — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,516a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime90per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied60%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the L34 district

£230,000median home sold over the past year · +19.5% over 5 years · -4.2% over the year · 197 sales
Detached£337,500
Semi-detached£233,750
Terraced£150,000
Flat£107,500
Knowsley£195,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
EcclestonSt. Helens 42394 £275,000
Eccleston ParkSt. Helens 1,86373 £230,000
Whiston NorthKnowsley 3,30952 £213,000
Mosscroft & Bakers GreenKnowsley 5,55719 £160,000
PrescotKnowsley 6,20210 £195,000
Knowsley Village & SouthdeneKnowsley 6,3667 £157,000
Stockbridge VillageKnowsley 6,5654 £199,995
Longview & Knowsley ParkKnowsley 6,7851 £141,500

People living in L34 Census 2021

Residents60,348
Median age (est.)42
Density1,336per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above27%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 26%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 16%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 16%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 67% · No religion 27% · 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.

Towns & places in L34

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L34 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L34.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.