Speke
vs Springwood
Speke has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Springwood. Homes in Springwood sold for a median of £265,000, 66% above Speke. Speke has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Speke has 14,333 residents in 6,077 households; Springwood has 6,488 in 2,738. Springwood has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 6.1 percentage points more than Speke (Liverpool: 15%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Speke (58%) and semi-detached houses in Springwood (54%). Springwood has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 29.3 percentage points more than Speke (Liverpool: 47%). Speke has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 3.8 percentage points more than Springwood (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £160,000 in Speke and £265,000 in Springwood, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
Speke has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 2.4 percentage points more than Springwood (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 44 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Speke, and 50 in Springwood. The typical postcode is 392 m from the nearest school in Speke and 417 m in Springwood. The typical postcode is 2,179 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Speke and 626 m in Springwood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Speke and 98% in Springwood.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 134 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Speke and 64 in Springwood, 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.
Speke is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 14,333 people in 6,077 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £160,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Liverpool median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% above the Liverpool average.
Springwood is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 6,488 people in 2,738 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 43% above the Liverpool median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the Liverpool average.
More comparisons.
Speke and Springwood next to other wards of Liverpool.