Croxteth
vs Croxteth Country Park
Croxteth Country Park has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Croxteth. Homes in Croxteth Country Park sold for a median of £195,000, 38% above Croxteth. Croxteth Country Park has more green space nearby (36% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
Croxteth has 7,064 residents in 2,960 households; Croxteth Country Park has 7,020 in 2,866. Croxteth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 2.1 percentage points more than Croxteth Country Park (Liverpool: 15%). Croxteth has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 9.8 percentage points more than Croxteth Country Park (Liverpool: 37%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Croxteth (42%) and detached houses in Croxteth Country Park (47%). Croxteth Country Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 45.1 percentage points more than Croxteth (Liverpool: 47%). Croxteth has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 2.8 percentage points more than Croxteth Country Park (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £141,500 in Croxteth and £195,000 in Croxteth Country Park, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
Croxteth Country Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 36%, 14.1 percentage points more than Croxteth (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 37 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Croxteth, and 19 in Croxteth Country Park. The typical postcode is 428 m from the nearest school in Croxteth and 484 m in Croxteth Country Park. The typical postcode is 2,933 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Croxteth and 4,006 m in Croxteth Country Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Croxteth and 97% in Croxteth Country Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 91 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Croxteth and 42 in Croxteth Country Park, 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 is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 7,064 people in 2,960 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £141,500 over the past two years, 24% below the Liverpool median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% above the Liverpool average.
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.
More comparisons.
Croxteth and Croxteth Country Park next to other wards of Liverpool.