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Belle Vale
vs Much Woolton & Hunts Cross

Belle Vale has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross. Homes in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross sold for a median of £266,000, 61% above Belle Vale. Belle Vale has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Liverpool with Belle Vale highlighted
Belle Vale
330 postcodes
Map of Liverpool with Much Woolton & Hunts Cross highlighted
Much Woolton & Hunts Cross
264 postcodes
Map of Liverpool
Liverpool
city average

People

Belle Vale has 13,665 residents in 6,093 households; Much Woolton & Hunts Cross has 12,243 in 5,454. Much Woolton & Hunts Cross has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 2.9 percentage points more than Belle Vale (Liverpool: 15%). Belle Vale has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 3.6 percentage points more than Much Woolton & Hunts Cross (Liverpool: 37%).

13,665Residents (2021)
12,243Residents (2021)
486,088Residents (2021)
6,093Households
5,454Households
207,491Households
16.5%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
20.0%Aged 65 and over
22.9%Aged 65 and over
15.3%Aged 65 and over
36.4%Living alone
32.8%Living alone
36.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Belle Vale (52%) and semi-detached houses in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross (58%). Much Woolton & Hunts Cross has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 30.9 percentage points more than Belle Vale (Liverpool: 47%). Much Woolton & Hunts Cross has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 3.9 percentage points more than Belle Vale (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £165,250 in Belle Vale and £266,000 in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross, against £185,000 across Liverpool.

£165,250Median sale price
£266,000Median sale price
£185,000Median sale price
43.2%Owner-occupied
74.1%Owner-occupied
46.8%Owner-occupied
9.9%Private renting
13.8%Private renting
26.1%Private renting
43.9%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
26.4%Social renting
4.5%Detached houses
12.2%Detached houses
8.2%Detached houses
33.8%Semi-detached houses
58.0%Semi-detached houses
30.7%Semi-detached houses
52.1%Terraced houses
13.8%Terraced houses
37.9%Terraced houses
9.2%Flats
15.1%Flats
17.2%Flats

Surroundings

Belle Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 11.2 percentage points more than Much Woolton & Hunts Cross (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 38 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Belle Vale, and 48 in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross. The typical postcode is 360 m from the nearest school in Belle Vale and 401 m in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross. The typical postcode is 2,065 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Belle Vale and 1,105 m in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Belle Vale and 90% in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross.

22.5%Green space within 500 m
11.3%Green space within 500 m
14.3%Green space within 500 m
38Services within 15 min (median)
48Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
360 mNearest school (median)
401 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
17Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
205Postcodes in flood risk areas
95.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 96 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Belle Vale and 76 in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross, against 143 across Liverpool. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

96Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
76Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
143Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Belle Vale

Belle Vale is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 13,665 people in 6,093 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £165,250 over the past two years, 11% below the Liverpool median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 57% above the Liverpool average.

Much Woolton & Hunts Cross

Much Woolton & Hunts Cross is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 12,243 people in 5,454 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £266,000 over the past two years, 44% above the Liverpool median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Liverpool average.

More comparisons.

Belle Vale and Much Woolton & Hunts Cross next to other wards of Liverpool.

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