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Kirkby North East
Knowsley 001 · 5 sub-areas · 10,021 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (86/100)Watch-out: Families (52/100)Liveability 96/100 · Best 5% nationallyCommuter neighbourhood
Kirkby North East is a commuter neighbourhood within Knowsley — train into Liverpool runs in around 16 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
96/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Kirkby North East?
A snapshot of Kirkby North East
The area is unusually green for its density — 16 parks and 1 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £805 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Kirkby North East in Knowsley
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Kirkby North East?
- The median monthly rent across Kirkby North East is £805.
- How safe is Kirkby North East?
- Kirkby North East has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Kirkby North East?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 6 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Kirkby North East?
- There are 9 schools within 2 km of Kirkby North East, of which 22% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 4873 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Kirkby North East?
- The most common council tax band in Kirkby North East is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,754. Council tax is set by Knowsley council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Kirkby North East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Kirkby North East to central London is approximately 146 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Kirkby North East?
- 100% of premises in Kirkby North East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Kirkby North East?
- Kirkby North East sits in IMD decile 1 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Kirkby North East?
- 32% of households in Kirkby North East are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Kirkby North East?
- The average property price across Knowsley (the local authority covering Kirkby North East) is approximately £190,658, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Kirkby North East a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.43 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £32,542.)
- Which local areas are part of Kirkby North East?
- Kirkby North East contains 5 local areas: Knowsley 001A, Knowsley 001E, Knowsley 001C, Knowsley 001D, Knowsley 001B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Kirkby North East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Kirkby North East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Kirkby North East is £805. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Kirkby North East a safe place to live?
- Kirkby North East has a safety score of 63/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Kirkby North East?
- 22% of schools within 2 km of Kirkby North East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Kirkby North East?
- Public-transport commute time from Kirkby North East to central London is approximately 146 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Kirkby North East different from the rest of Knowsley?
- Kirkby North East contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Kirkby North East rank in Knowsley?
- Kirkby North East scores 96/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Knowsley, see the Cities table on the Knowsley page.
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