Croxteth Country Park
vs West Derby Deysbrook
West Derby Deysbrook has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Croxteth Country Park. Homes in Croxteth Country Park sold for a median of £195,000, in line with West Derby Deysbrook. Croxteth Country Park has more green space nearby (36% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Croxteth Country Park has 7,020 residents in 2,866 households; West Derby Deysbrook has 6,107 in 2,576. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (17% and 17%). West Derby Deysbrook has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 6.8 percentage points more than Croxteth Country Park (Liverpool: 37%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Croxteth Country Park (47%) and semi-detached houses in West Derby Deysbrook (46%). Croxteth Country Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 15.8 percentage points more than West Derby Deysbrook (Liverpool: 47%). West Derby Deysbrook has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 5.7 percentage points more than Croxteth Country Park (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £195,000 in Croxteth Country Park and £190,000 in West Derby Deysbrook, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
Croxteth Country Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 36%, 18.1 percentage points more than West Derby Deysbrook (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Croxteth Country Park, and 57 in West Derby Deysbrook. The typical postcode is 484 m from the nearest school in Croxteth Country Park and 479 m in West Derby Deysbrook. The typical postcode is 4,006 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Croxteth Country Park and 2,886 m in West Derby Deysbrook. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Croxteth Country Park and 99% in West Derby Deysbrook.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 42 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Croxteth Country Park and 85 in West Derby Deysbrook, 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.
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.
Croxteth Country Park is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 7,020 people in 2,866 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £195,000 over the past two years, 5% above the Liverpool median. On average 36% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 155% above the Liverpool average.
West Derby Deysbrook is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 6,107 people in 2,576 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £190,000 over the past two years, in line with the Liverpool median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% above the Liverpool average.
More comparisons.
Croxteth Country Park and West Derby Deysbrook next to other wards of Liverpool.