Knowsley: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£303,880

Semi-detached

£197,987

Terraced

£151,764

Flat or maisonette

£96,103

First-time buyers

£174,014

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  155,135 in 1991 → 162,565 in 2024 (+4.8%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £118,934 in 2005 → £188,527 in 2026 (+58.5%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £345 in 2008 → £660 in 2025 (+91.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  64.4% in 2004 → 69.4% in 2023 (+7.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  5.4% in 2001 → 4.4% in 2025 (−18.5%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £7,891 in 1997 → £20,287 in 2024 (+157.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Knowsley; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access97.0% (January 2026) · 19th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.2× earnings (April 2025) · 32nd lowest of 316
• Home gas use · Environment8,808 kWh (2024/25) · 50th lowest of 347
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work5.6% (2024) · 67th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills52.3% (2024/25) · 312th highest of 313
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills24.4% (2024/25) · 132nd lowest of 132
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing30.1% (2024/25) · 291st lowest of 292
• No qualifications · Education & skills15.8% (2023) · 286th lowest of 293

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.7 years · England 80.0 · 127th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)80.9 years · England 83.8 · 147th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)54.0 years · England 60.9 · 143rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)53.7 years · England 61.3 · 146th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)412.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 131st lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)12.3% · England 10.4 · 111th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)74.6% · England 64.6 · 151st lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)66.3% · England 68.3 · 113th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)38.1 score · England 46.0 · 153rd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.7% · England 5.8 · 99th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)24.5% · England 19.8 · 109th lowest of 153