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Much Woolton & Hunts Cross
vs Woolton Village

Much Woolton & Hunts Cross has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Woolton Village. Homes in Woolton Village sold for a median of £307,500, 16% above Much Woolton & Hunts Cross. Woolton Village has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Liverpool with Much Woolton & Hunts Cross highlighted
264 postcodes
Map of Liverpool with Woolton Village highlighted
169 postcodes
Map of Liverpool
city average

People

Much Woolton & Hunts Cross has 12,243 residents in 5,454 households; Woolton Village has 5,311 in 2,609. Woolton Village has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 7.9 percentage points more than Much Woolton & Hunts Cross (Liverpool: 15%). Woolton Village has the higher share of people living alone: 44%, 10.7 percentage points more than Much Woolton & Hunts Cross (Liverpool: 37%).

12,243Residents (2021)
5,311Residents (2021)
486,088Residents (2021)
5,454Households
2,609Households
207,491Households
14.8%Aged 15–29
12.8%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 65 and over
30.8%Aged 65 and over
15.3%Aged 65 and over
32.8%Living alone
43.5%Living alone
36.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross (58%) and flats in Woolton Village (31%). Much Woolton & Hunts Cross has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 9.4 percentage points more than Woolton Village (Liverpool: 47%). Woolton Village has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 1 percentage point more than Much Woolton & Hunts Cross (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £266,000 in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross and £307,500 in Woolton Village, against £185,000 across Liverpool.

£266,000Median sale price
£307,500Median sale price
£185,000Median sale price
74.1%Owner-occupied
64.7%Owner-occupied
46.8%Owner-occupied
13.8%Private renting
14.8%Private renting
26.1%Private renting
11.6%Social renting
19.8%Social renting
26.4%Social renting
12.2%Detached houses
28.3%Detached houses
8.2%Detached houses
58.0%Semi-detached houses
25.1%Semi-detached houses
30.7%Semi-detached houses
13.8%Terraced houses
13.4%Terraced houses
37.9%Terraced houses
15.1%Flats
30.5%Flats
17.2%Flats

Surroundings

Woolton Village has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 4.8 percentage points more than Much Woolton & Hunts Cross (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 48 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross, and 44 in Woolton Village. The typical postcode is 401 m from the nearest school in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross and 375 m in Woolton Village. The typical postcode is 1,105 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross and 2,098 m in Woolton Village. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross and 92% in Woolton Village.

11.3%Green space within 500 m
16.1%Green space within 500 m
14.3%Green space within 500 m
48Services within 15 min (median)
44Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
401 mNearest school (median)
375 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
205Postcodes in flood risk areas
90.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 76 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross and 46 in Woolton Village, 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.

76Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
46Recorded 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.

Much Woolton & Hunts Cross

Much Woolton & Hunts Cross is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 12,243 people in 5,454 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £266,000 over the past two years, 44% above the Liverpool median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Liverpool average.

Woolton Village

Woolton Village is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 5,311 people in 2,609 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £307,500 over the past two years, 66% above the Liverpool median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% above the Liverpool average.

More comparisons.

Much Woolton & Hunts Cross and Woolton Village next to other wards of Liverpool.