Fountain Road Knowsley
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (L34), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 19500482.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £242,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Knowsley cost £191,550 in August 2026 (+1.6% on a year); private rents averaged £860 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 2, D: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Knowsley costs £2,488 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Roby, about 4.4 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Sanctuary, is about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 31 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fir Tree, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 650 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 48 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £242,000 | £242,000 | £242,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £152,475 | £130,000 | £174,950 |
| 2010 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £37,500 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2023 | 3 L34 0EQ | Semi-detached | £242,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2018 | 3 L34 0EQ | Semi-detached | £174,950 | |
| 30 Sep 2005 | 3 L34 0EQ | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2018 | 4 L34 0EQ | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2010 | 4 L34 0EQ | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 29 May 1998 | 4 L34 0EQ | Semi-detached | £37,500 |
House prices and rents in Knowsley
A typical home in Knowsley cost £191,550 in August 2026, 1.6% more than a year before. That is 25% more than five years earlier and 63% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £305,093 |
| Semi-detached | £201,409 |
| Terraced | £155,316 |
| Flat or maisonette | £98,202 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £177,210 |
Private renters in Knowsley paid £860 a month on average in September 2026, 11% more than a year before. That is 44% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £602 |
| Two bedrooms | £769 |
| Three bedrooms | £932 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,329 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); Flat (1). Built: 1950-1966 (2); 1983-1990 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (2); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 12,101 kWh of it on average in 2024, 10% more than the district's 11,022 kWh, and 3,286 kWh of electricity, about the same as the district. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L34 0EQ | 5 | 2,634 kWh | 5 | 11,613 kWh |
| L34 0ER | 18 | 2,518 kWh | 18 | 8,905 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is L34.
Council tax
What each band costs in Knowsley in 2026-27: Band D £2,488 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,659 | £1,935 | £2,212 | £2,488 | £3,041 | £3,594 | £4,147 | £4,977 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (32% of about 1,390 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Knowsley Village Stables School Lane Knowsley Business Park Knowsley L34 9ER: up to 5 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 31 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L34 0EQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L34 0ER | 96% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Roby 201,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Huyton 695,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Prescot 293,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sugar Lane Knowsley | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Prescot Bus Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fir Tree Good May 2025 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sugar Lane Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | The Croft Dental Surgery | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Liverpool Childrens Hospital Good Jul 2020 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Care homes | Hillside Care Home Good Nov 2023 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Kirkby Police Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Parry's, Stockbridge Village, Knowsley Cashzone | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Sanctuary 16 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m (0.5 miles) north. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Knowsley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Croxteth Hall Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Syders' Grove | Wood | 260 m north-east |
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Jack's Brow Plantation | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Kennel Dam | Lake or reservoir | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Roughs | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Berry Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the street's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Knowsley: see them on the Knowsley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowsley Village School | Primary | 3–11 | 240 m | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 43% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 52% in 2023) |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 54% in 2024 and 66% in 2023) |
| Stockbridge Village Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 36% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 39% in 2023) |
| St Albert's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 57% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 52% in 2023) |
| Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School Church of England/Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 71% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 19% at the higher standard (2025; 74% in 2024 and 62% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 54 childminders and 3 home childcarers (nannies) in Knowsley. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grand Off Licence L34 0ER | Retailers - other | 50 m | Exempt | |
| Knowsley Village Primary School L34 0ER | School/college/university | 100 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Farmhouse Kitchen L34 0ER | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Knowsley Fish & Chips L34 0ER | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 4 Good | 3 Jul 2024 |
| The Grand Go Local L34 0ER | Retailers - other | 100 m | 4 Good | 13 Dec 2023 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School L34 0HA | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Chill Out Spa & Beauty L34 4AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 26 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Berry Hill Avenue (18); On or near Longborough Road (10); On or near Foxes Grove (8); On or near Riding Hill Road (5); On or near Sugar Lane (5).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Foxes Grove · Berry Hill Avenue · Ross Close · Riding Hill Road · Longborough Road · Home Farm Road · Wiltons Drive · Homer Road · Whitestone Close · Frederick Lunt Avenue · Sugar Lane · Singleton Drive
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.