Neighbourhood · Knowsley · North West
Whiston South
Knowsley 013 · 5 sub-areas · 6,473 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (78/100)Watch-out: Families (57/100)Liveability 99/100 · Best 5% nationallyCommuter neighbourhood
Whiston South is a commuter neighbourhood within Knowsley — train into Liverpool runs in around 26 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
99/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Whiston South?
A snapshot of Whiston South
3 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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.
Whiston South in Knowsley
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Whiston South?
- The median monthly rent across Whiston South is £805.
- How safe is Whiston South?
- Whiston South 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 Whiston South?
- 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 8 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Whiston South?
- There are 10 schools within 2 km of Whiston South, of which 57% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 841 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Whiston South?
- The most common council tax band in Whiston South is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,810. Council tax is set by Knowsley council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Whiston South to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Whiston South to central London is approximately 135 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 Whiston South?
- 100% of premises in Whiston South are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Whiston South?
- Whiston South 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 Whiston South?
- 52% of households in Whiston South 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 Whiston South?
- The average property price across Knowsley (the local authority covering Whiston South) 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 Whiston South 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 Whiston South?
- Whiston South contains 5 local areas: Knowsley 013E, Knowsley 013C, Knowsley 013D, Knowsley 013B, Knowsley 013A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Whiston South
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Whiston South?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Whiston South 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 Whiston South a safe place to live?
- Whiston South has a safety score of 31/100. 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 Whiston South?
- 57% of schools within 2 km of Whiston South are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Whiston South?
- Public-transport commute time from Whiston South to central London is approximately 135 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Whiston South different from the rest of Knowsley?
- Whiston South 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 Whiston South rank in Knowsley?
- Whiston South scores 99/100 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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