Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park
vs West Derby Leyfield
Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in West Derby Leyfield. Homes in West Derby Leyfield sold for a median of £240,000, 60% above Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park. Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has 6,420 residents in 2,785 households; West Derby Leyfield has 6,475 in 2,651. West Derby Leyfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 4.4 percentage points more than Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park (Liverpool: 15%). Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 7.4 percentage points more than West Derby Leyfield (Liverpool: 37%).
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 Leyfield (60%). West Derby Leyfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 35.2 percentage points more than Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park (Liverpool: 47%). Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 1.7 percentage points more than West Derby Leyfield (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £150,000 in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and £240,000 in West Derby Leyfield, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (11% and 11%). A typical postcode has 72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park, and 80 in West Derby Leyfield. The typical postcode is 312 m from the nearest school in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and 273 m in West Derby Leyfield. The typical postcode is 1,389 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and 2,088 m in West Derby Leyfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and 96% in West Derby Leyfield.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 123 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and 78 in West Derby Leyfield, 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.
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 Leyfield is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 6,475 people in 2,651 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, 30% above the Liverpool median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below the Liverpool average.
More comparisons.
Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and West Derby Leyfield next to other wards of Liverpool.