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Croxteth Country Park
vs Yew Tree

Yew Tree has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Croxteth Country Park. Homes in Croxteth Country Park sold for a median of £195,000, 34% above Yew Tree. Croxteth Country Park has more green space nearby (36% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Liverpool with Croxteth Country Park highlighted
110 postcodes
Map of Liverpool with Yew Tree highlighted
191 postcodes
Map of Liverpool
city average

People

Croxteth Country Park has 7,020 residents in 2,866 households; Yew Tree has 10,839 in 4,663. Croxteth Country Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 1.6 percentage points more than Yew Tree (Liverpool: 15%). Yew Tree has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 8.2 percentage points more than Croxteth Country Park (Liverpool: 37%).

7,020Residents (2021)
10,839Residents (2021)
486,088Residents (2021)
2,866Households
4,663Households
207,491Households
16.7%Aged 15–29
18.6%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
17.0%Aged 65 and over
15.4%Aged 65 and over
15.3%Aged 65 and over
25.8%Living alone
34.0%Living alone
36.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Croxteth Country Park (47%) and terraced houses in Yew Tree (48%). Croxteth Country Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 38 percentage points more than Yew Tree (Liverpool: 47%). Yew Tree has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 5.3 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 £146,000 in Yew Tree, against £185,000 across Liverpool.

£195,000Median sale price
£146,000Median sale price
£185,000Median sale price
82.8%Owner-occupied
44.8%Owner-occupied
46.8%Owner-occupied
12.8%Private renting
18.1%Private renting
26.1%Private renting
3.2%Social renting
36.8%Social renting
26.4%Social renting
46.7%Detached houses
13.3%Detached houses
8.2%Detached houses
43.5%Semi-detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
30.7%Semi-detached houses
8.6%Terraced houses
47.5%Terraced houses
37.9%Terraced houses
0.8%Flats
8.3%Flats
17.2%Flats

Surroundings

Croxteth Country Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 36%, 15.6 percentage points more than Yew Tree (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Croxteth Country Park, and 61 in Yew Tree. The typical postcode is 484 m from the nearest school in Croxteth Country Park and 380 m in Yew Tree. The typical postcode is 4,006 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Croxteth Country Park and 2,477 m in Yew Tree. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Croxteth Country Park and 98% in Yew Tree.

36.4%Green space within 500 m
20.8%Green space within 500 m
14.3%Green space within 500 m
19Services within 15 min (median)
61Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
484 mNearest school (median)
380 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
26Postcodes in flood risk areas
205Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.4%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 84 in Yew Tree, 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
84Recorded 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.

Yew Tree

Yew Tree is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 10,839 people in 4,663 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £146,000 over the past two years, 21% below the Liverpool median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 45% above the Liverpool average.

More comparisons.

Croxteth Country Park and Yew Tree next to other wards of Liverpool.