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Croxteth Country Park
vs West Derby Muirhead

Croxteth Country Park has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in West Derby Muirhead. Homes in West Derby Muirhead sold for a median of £235,000, 21% above Croxteth Country Park. Croxteth Country Park has more green space nearby (36% within 500 m, against 25%).

Map of Liverpool with Croxteth Country Park highlighted
Croxteth Country Park
110 postcodes
Map of Liverpool with West Derby Muirhead highlighted
West Derby Muirhead
112 postcodes
Map of Liverpool
Liverpool
city average

People

Croxteth Country Park has 7,020 residents in 2,866 households; West Derby Muirhead has 4,978 in 2,108. West Derby Muirhead has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 7.1 percentage points more than Croxteth Country Park (Liverpool: 15%). West Derby Muirhead has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 3.8 percentage points more than Croxteth Country Park (Liverpool: 37%).

7,020Residents (2021)
4,978Residents (2021)
486,088Residents (2021)
2,866Households
2,108Households
207,491Households
16.7%Aged 15–29
16.2%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
17.0%Aged 65 and over
24.1%Aged 65 and over
15.3%Aged 65 and over
25.8%Living alone
29.6%Living alone
36.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Croxteth Country Park (47%) and semi-detached houses in West Derby Muirhead (46%). Croxteth Country Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 4.5 percentage points more than West Derby Muirhead (Liverpool: 47%). Croxteth Country Park has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 3.2 percentage points more than West Derby Muirhead (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £195,000 in Croxteth Country Park and £235,000 in West Derby Muirhead, against £185,000 across Liverpool.

£195,000Median sale price
£235,000Median sale price
£185,000Median sale price
82.8%Owner-occupied
78.3%Owner-occupied
46.8%Owner-occupied
12.8%Private renting
9.6%Private renting
26.1%Private renting
3.2%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
26.4%Social renting
46.7%Detached houses
31.6%Detached houses
8.2%Detached houses
43.5%Semi-detached houses
46.2%Semi-detached houses
30.7%Semi-detached houses
8.6%Terraced houses
15.0%Terraced houses
37.9%Terraced houses
0.8%Flats
6.1%Flats
17.2%Flats

Surroundings

Croxteth Country Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 36%, 11.6 percentage points more than West Derby Muirhead (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Croxteth Country Park, and 56 in West Derby Muirhead. The typical postcode is 484 m from the nearest school in Croxteth Country Park and 359 m in West Derby Muirhead. The typical postcode is 4,006 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Croxteth Country Park and 3,492 m in West Derby Muirhead. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Croxteth Country Park and 98% in West Derby Muirhead.

36.4%Green space within 500 m
24.8%Green space within 500 m
14.3%Green space within 500 m
19Services within 15 min (median)
56Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
484 mNearest school (median)
359 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
205Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 42 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Croxteth Country Park and 28 in West Derby Muirhead, 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.

42Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
28Recorded 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.

Croxteth Country Park

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 Muirhead

West Derby Muirhead is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 4,978 people in 2,108 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £235,000 over the past two years, 27% above the Liverpool median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 73% above the Liverpool average.

More comparisons.

Croxteth Country Park and West Derby Muirhead next to other wards of Liverpool.

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