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Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park
vs West Derby Deysbrook

Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in West Derby Deysbrook. Homes in West Derby Deysbrook sold for a median of £190,000, 27% above Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park. West Derby Deysbrook has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Liverpool with Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park highlighted
Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park
102 postcodes
Map of Liverpool with West Derby Deysbrook highlighted
West Derby Deysbrook
116 postcodes
Map of Liverpool
Liverpool
city average

People

Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has 6,420 residents in 2,785 households; West Derby Deysbrook has 6,107 in 2,576. Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 1.4 percentage points more than West Derby Deysbrook (Liverpool: 15%). Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 3.4 percentage points more than West Derby Deysbrook (Liverpool: 37%).

6,420Residents (2021)
6,107Residents (2021)
486,088Residents (2021)
2,785Households
2,576Households
207,491Households
18.3%Aged 15–29
17.0%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
17.9%Aged 65 and over
16.5%Aged 65 and over
15.3%Aged 65 and over
36.0%Living alone
32.6%Living alone
36.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park (53%) and semi-detached houses in West Derby Deysbrook (46%). West Derby Deysbrook has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 24.5 percentage points more than Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park (Liverpool: 47%). West Derby Deysbrook has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 2.8 percentage points more than Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £150,000 in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and £190,000 in West Derby Deysbrook, against £185,000 across Liverpool.

£150,000Median sale price
£190,000Median sale price
£185,000Median sale price
42.5%Owner-occupied
67.0%Owner-occupied
46.8%Owner-occupied
15.7%Private renting
18.5%Private renting
26.1%Private renting
41.0%Social renting
14.2%Social renting
26.4%Social renting
4.8%Detached houses
17.7%Detached houses
8.2%Detached houses
29.7%Semi-detached houses
46.1%Semi-detached houses
30.7%Semi-detached houses
52.9%Terraced houses
22.4%Terraced houses
37.9%Terraced houses
11.0%Flats
12.3%Flats
17.2%Flats

Surroundings

West Derby Deysbrook has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 7.4 percentage points more than Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park, and 57 in West Derby Deysbrook. The typical postcode is 312 m from the nearest school in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and 479 m in West Derby Deysbrook. The typical postcode is 1,389 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and 2,886 m in West Derby Deysbrook. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and 99% in West Derby Deysbrook.

10.9%Green space within 500 m
18.3%Green space within 500 m
14.3%Green space within 500 m
72Services within 15 min (median)
57Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
312 mNearest school (median)
479 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
205Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 123 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Knotty Ash & Dovecot 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.

123Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
85Recorded 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.

Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park

Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 6,420 people in 2,785 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £150,000 over the past two years, 19% below the Liverpool median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Liverpool average.

West Derby Deysbrook

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.

Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and West Derby Deysbrook next to other wards of Liverpool.

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