Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park
vs Yew Tree
Yew Tree has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park. Homes in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park sold for a median of £150,000, in line with Yew Tree. Yew Tree has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has 6,420 residents in 2,785 households; Yew Tree has 10,839 in 4,663. Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 2.5 percentage points more than Yew Tree (Liverpool: 15%). Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 2 percentage points more than Yew Tree (Liverpool: 37%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 53% of homes in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and 48% in Yew Tree. Yew Tree has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 45%, 2.3 percentage points more than Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park (Liverpool: 47%). Yew Tree has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.4 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 £146,000 in Yew Tree, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
Yew Tree has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 9.9 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 61 in Yew Tree. The typical postcode is 312 m from the nearest school in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and 380 m in Yew Tree. The typical postcode is 1,389 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and 2,477 m in Yew Tree. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and 98% in Yew Tree.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 123 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Knotty Ash & Dovecot 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.
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.
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.
Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park and Yew Tree next to other wards of Liverpool.