Speke
vs Woolton Village
Speke has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Woolton Village. Homes in Woolton Village sold for a median of £307,500, 92% above Speke. Woolton Village has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Speke has 14,333 residents in 6,077 households; Woolton Village has 5,311 in 2,609. Woolton Village has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 18 percentage points more than Speke (Liverpool: 15%). Woolton Village has the higher share of people living alone: 44%, 11.7 percentage points more than Speke (Liverpool: 37%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Speke (58%) and flats in Woolton Village (31%). Woolton Village has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 27.6 percentage points more than Speke (Liverpool: 47%). Woolton Village has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 1.1 percentage points more than Speke (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £160,000 in Speke and £307,500 in Woolton Village, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (16% and 16%). A typical postcode has 44 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Speke, and 44 in Woolton Village. The typical postcode is 392 m from the nearest school in Speke and 375 m in Woolton Village. The typical postcode is 2,179 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Speke and 2,098 m in Woolton Village. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Speke and 92% in Woolton Village.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 134 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Speke 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.
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.
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.
Speke and Woolton Village next to other wards of Liverpool.