Knowsley
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (WA8), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 19500665.
5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2, E: 1). 9 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Knowsley costs £2,488 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Hough Green, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. There is a small park or garden about 260 m away, and Pex Hill Country Park (7.6 hectares) is about 660 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 33 to 34 m above sea level. 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Hough Green Health Park, about 1.4 km away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km. About 490 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 19 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 108 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (40% of about 580 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA8 5DL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| WA8 5DA | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 5 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 33 m and 34 m above sea level (34 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA8 5DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA8 5DL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hough Green 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Widnes 428,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Rainhill 186,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest The Ridgeway Town End | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Prescot Bus Station | 5.1 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 8.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hough Green Health Park | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hough Green Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 5 Danescroft [The Dental Practice] | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Highfield Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Widnes Police Station | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Sandbach Sanbec Way | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Pex Hill Country Park 7.6 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,610 m² | 2.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km north. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Field | Wood | 290 m east |
| George's Wood | Wood | 670 m west |
| Cronton Wood | Wood | 680 m north-east |
| Pex Hill | Hill | 810 m north-east |
| Big Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-west |
| Spike Island | Island | 4.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronton Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 70 m | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 220 m | No published inspection |
| All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Basil's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.9 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Village Store WA8 5BZ | Retailers - other | 60 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Cronton Church Of England Primary School WA8 5DF | School/college/university | 100 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Cronton WA8 5DW | School/college/university | 230 m | 4 Good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Dandelion Tavern WA8 5QG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 4 Good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Unicorn Inn WA8 5QF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2024 |
| The Unicorn Parlour WA8 5QF | Mobile caterer | 290 m | 5 Very good | 27 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Smithy Lane (5); On or near Smithy Close (2); On or near The Ridgeway (2); On or near Malton Close (2); On or near Lambourn Avenue (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- Food hygiene ratings The Unicorn Parlour (mobile caterer, WA8 5QF) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 27 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
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.
- 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.