United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Knowsley
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~152k · 60 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy into, but with significant deprivation. Knowsley's median house price is 5.1 times median annual pay, below the North West median, and rent takes a manageable 25.4% of gross earnings. However, its deprivation score is the highest in the North West, and recorded crime is also above the regional median. School performance is slightly below the North West average, with 86.5% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. This location may suit those prioritising lower housing costs over other quality of life indicators.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Knowsley ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,090/yr
Low
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
House price
£195,000
Most affordable
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Rent
£805/mo
Affordable
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,488/yr
Expensive
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
Crime
81.5/1k
High
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Deprivation
43.0
Most deprived
Worse than 100% of UK LAs
Schools
91.5%
Weak
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
60 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
54 of 59 (91.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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60 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 60 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.