City Profile • Local Authority

Knowsley

Knowsley is a local authority district comprising 13 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £193k, reflecting a upward trend of 2.6% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 91 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

157,103
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

13 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Knowsley authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English92.4%
White: Other White2.3%
African0.6%
Indian0.6%
White: Irish0.5%
White and Black Caribbean0.5%

Age Profile

55-59 years7.6%
30-34 years7.5%
50-54 years6.9%
25-29 years6.9%
60-64 years6.8%
35-39 years6.7%

Top Occupations

Professional15.2%
Caring and leisure12.0%
Elementary occupations12.0%
Associate professional11.4%
Administrative and secretarial11.0%
Skilled trades10.5%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage30.8%
Owned: Outright28.6%
Social rented: Other14.5%
Private rented: Landlord12.7%
Social rented: Council10.8%
Private rented: Other1.7%

Area DNA

family4/10
health10/10
safety4/10
homeown3/10
transit10/10
affluence1/10
diversity1/10
employment2/10
investment10/10