Is Huyton with Roby a good place to live?

Living in Huyton with Roby, Knowsley: house prices, crime, schools and the practical details to check before you move.

On this page
  1. Huyton with Roby at a glance
  2. Location and population
  3. Sold prices
  4. Crime and safety
  5. Schools
  6. Flood mapping
  7. Broadband
  8. Energy performance
  9. Planning and heritage
  10. Air quality and deprivation
  11. Nearby towns
  12. Questions
  13. Data sources

Huyton with Roby at a glance

Huyton with Roby is in Knowsley, North West, England. Flats sold for a median £85,000, compared with £190,000 across all property types (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 98.3% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Median sold price
£190,000
466 recorded sales
Recorded incidents
88.0
per 1,000 residents
Gigabit availability
98.3%
of premises

Sources and periods vary by measure. See the source register · How we use the data

Where is Huyton with Roby, and who lives here?

Huyton with Roby is in Knowsley, North West, England.

Huyton with Roby: regional locator mapApproximate location of Huyton with Roby in Knowsley, using the stored town centroid and a generalised land outline. This is not a town-boundary or flood-risk map.Huyton with Roby
Approximate town location · not a boundary or flood mapMap sources

The mapped town had 59,844 residents in Census 2021. This describes the town area, rather than the wider council area.

Location and geography
County / areaKnowsley
RegionNorth West
Local authorityKnowsley
Population59,844 · Census 2021

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

Office for National Statistics · Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026. Source details

View population and age groups
Age distribution · Census 2021
Under 1619.5%
16–249.6%
25–6453.6%
65 and over17.4%

ONS best-fits the Census counts to the built-up-area geography. The population displayed here must not silently replace the denominator used in the crime rate.

How much do homes sell for in Huyton with Roby?

The median recorded sold price in Huyton with Roby is £190,000, based on 466 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

For a nearby reference, Knowsley’s median was £245,000 across 24 sales—£55,000 above Huyton with Roby in the same source period. These are different mixes of homes, not a like-for-like valuation. See nearby comparisons

Median recorded sale
£190,000
Recorded sales in the period
466
Median sold price by property type
Detached£310,000
Semi-detached£212,747
Terraced£150,000
Flat / maisonette£85,000
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Changes in the recorded median, not like-for-like home values
One-year change2.3%
Five-year change8.6%

A change in the mix of properties sold can move the median. These are nominal comparisons, not a forecast or an inflation-adjusted price index.

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Recent registered transactions
DateProperty typePostcodePrice
10 July 2026Semi-detachedL36 5TB£310,000
8 July 2026TerracedL36 3UY£165,000
8 July 2026TerracedL36 6AR£170,000
6 July 2026FlatL36 6FR£75,000
2 July 2026Semi-detachedL36 5UN£235,000
1 July 2026Semi-detachedL36 9TG£182,000
1 July 2026TerracedL36 2NG£140,000
30 June 2026DetachedL36 0SE£392,000
30 June 2026Semi-detachedL16 2ND£280,000
29 June 2026Semi-detachedL36 2PP£164,000

Property-type samples may be smaller still. The mix of homes sold affects medians; these are not like-for-like valuations.

HM Land Registry · 12 months to July 2026. Source details

Is Huyton with Roby safe? What the crime data shows

Kerbside does not classify Huyton with Roby as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 88.0 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

Police-recorded incidents and antisocial behaviour
Total incidents in the period5,150
Incidents per 1,000 residents88.0
Population denominator58,536
Violence and sexual offences per 1,00036.4
Antisocial behaviour per 1,00010.0
Burglary per 1,0001.9
Vehicle crime per 1,0002.2
Robbery per 1,0000.7

The categories shown are a selection, not the whole total. The rate uses the recorded source denominator above, not the newer Census count. Town-wide rates hide differences between streets and neighbourhoods.

Home Office / Police.uk · July 2025 to June 2026 · 12 months. Source details

How are schools rated in Huyton with Roby?

41 of 43 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (95.3%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2019 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

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Schools and their recorded historical overall grades
SchoolPhaseHistorical grade
Knowsley Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led · L36 8DBPrimaryAges 3–11Outstanding10 July 2024
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L36 6DSPrimaryAges 5–11Outstanding18 October 2023
Abbot's Lea SchoolCommunity special school · L25 6EEAges 3–19Outstanding10 July 2024
Hope SchoolCommunity special school · L25 2RYAges 5–11Outstanding2 April 2019
Knowsley Central SchoolCommunity special school · L36 7SYAges 4–11Outstanding11 December 2019
Lakeside SchoolOther independent special school · L27 2YAAges 5–17Outstanding5 December 2019
Belle Vale Community Primary SchoolCommunity school · L25 2QFPrimaryAges 3–11Good26 September 2023
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, WooltonAcademy converter · L25 5JFPrimaryAges 4–11Good8 November 2022
Blacklow Brow SchoolAcademy sponsor led · L36 5XWPrimaryAges 3–11Good13 October 2021
Blueberry ParkCommunity school · L14 2DYPrimaryAges 3–11Good12 January 2022
Childwall Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school · L25 1NWPrimaryAges 4–11Good11 May 2022
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L25 9PAPrimaryAges 3–11Good24 May 2023
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L14 8UDPrimaryAges 3–11Good18 December 2019
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter · L36 9TFPrimaryAges 3–11Good27 April 2022
Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCommunity school · L12 6QLPrimaryAges 2–11Good27 June 2024
Malvern Primary SchoolCommunity school · L14 6XAPrimaryAges 3–11Good27 February 2020
Much Woolton Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L25 8QHPrimaryAges 4–11Good12 February 2020
Norman Pannell Primary SchoolCommunity school · L27 7AEPrimaryAges 3–11Good22 November 2022
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L25 2RWPrimaryAges 3–11Good31 January 2024
Park View AcademyAcademy converter · L36 2LLPrimaryAges 3–11Good23 April 2024
Roby Park Primary SchoolCommunity school · L36 4NYPrimaryAges 3–11Good22 May 2019
St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L36 7XRPrimaryAges 3–11Good14 October 2021
St Aloysius Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L36 2LFPrimaryAges 3–11Good18 June 2019
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L36 5XLPrimaryAges 3–11Good25 November 2021
St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L28 7REPrimaryAges 2–11Good25 September 2019
St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L36 8BLPrimaryAges 3–11Good3 March 2020
St Gabriel's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter · L36 6BHPrimaryAges 3–11Good30 January 2024
St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L27 7AGPrimaryAges 2–11Good23 February 2024
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school · L14 0JGPrimaryAges 3–7Good9 January 2019
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school · L14 0JGPrimaryAges 7–11Good14 March 2024
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · L16 2LNPrimaryAges 4–11Good17 May 2023
Sylvester Primary AcademyAcademy converter · L36 0UXPrimaryAges 3–11Good9 October 2019
Willow Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter · L36 1XHPrimaryAges 4–11Good27 June 2023
Woolton Primary SchoolCommunity school · L25 5NNPrimaryAges 3–11Good26 April 2023
Broughton Hall Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · L12 9HJSecondaryAges 11–18Good1 November 2022
Lord Derby AcademyAcademy sponsor led · L36 6DGSecondaryAges 11–16Good27 June 2023
St Julie's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · L25 7TNSecondaryAges 11–18Good18 May 2023
Alt Bridge SchoolCommunity special school · L36 7TAAges 11–19Good11 October 2023
Childwall Abbey SchoolCommunity special school · L16 5EYAges 11–19Good3 July 2024
Lawrence House SchoolOther independent special school · L36 5SJAges 11–18Good23 February 2023
Woolton High SchoolCommunity special school · L25 6JAAges 11–16Good20 March 2024
Dovecot Primary SchoolCommunity school · L14 0LHPrimaryAges 2–11Requires improvement6 June 2024
St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other NeedsNon-maintained special school · L12 9HNAges 4–19Requires improvement23 April 2024

A historical grade does not establish catchment eligibility, available places or suitability for a particular child. Source extraction dates are not inspection dates.

Department for Education · Historical overall grades 2009–2024 · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31. Source details

What flood risk is mapped in Huyton with Roby?

0.69% of Huyton with Roby’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 1.70%. Separately, 7.56% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

River and sea planning zones

Share of mapped town land · Flood Map for Planning
Flood Zone 30.69%
Flood Zone 2, excluding Zone 31.70%

Environment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026. Source details

Surface-water flooding

Share of mapped town land · present-day RoFSW model
High modelled likelihood4.12%
Medium modelled likelihood3.44%
Low modelled likelihood9.78%

Environment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509. Source details

Land coverage is not the percentage of homes expected to flood. Areas outside mapped bands are not guaranteed flood-free. Check the actual address before a purchase.

What broadband is available?

98.3%

of premises have gigabit-capable broadband available.

Fixed broadband availability
Gigabit-capable98.3%
Full fibre95.3%
Superfast · 30 Mbps or more99.5%
Premises without decent broadband<0.1%
Premises in the dataset28,653

Availability is not measured speed or a guarantee of a particular package. Ofcom’s “decent broadband” measure is at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload.

Ofcom · January 2026. Source details

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How energy-efficient are homes in Huyton with Roby?

The dataset includes 14,262 domestic properties with a usable latest certificate. 74.5% are rated C or above.

Domestic EPC records
Mean energy-efficiency score72 · Band C
Rated C or above74.5%
Mean recorded CO₂ emissions2.7 tonnes / year
Properties represented14,262
View the EPC band distribution
Share of included properties by EPC band
Band A0.2%
Band B19.1%
Band C55.2%
Band D20.8%
Band E3.8%
Band F0.7%
Band G0.3%

The latest certificate per property within the source’s ten-year validity window is used. These are assessed properties, not every home. Emissions are estimates, not measured household use.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026. Source details

Planning activity and local heritage

What do planning figures show?

The Knowsley local planning authority received 313 applications in the published annual period. 93.6% of recorded decisions were approvals.

These are local-authority totals, not applications inside the town boundary. Approval rates use decisions as their denominator, not applications received. They do not predict approval for an individual proposal.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026. Source details

Listed buildings

There are 29 listed-building records mapped to the town.

Mapped Historic England records
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II28

For a particular property, check the official listing and the council’s conservation-area boundaries. A town count does not establish whether an address is designated.

Historic England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025. Source details

Air quality and deprivation

What does the air-quality model show?

Area-weighted background concentrations · 2024
PM2.5 annual mean6.9 µg/m³
PM10 annual mean11.2 µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) annual mean12.4 µg/m³

An annual background estimate is not today’s air quality or pollution beside a particular road. It cannot establish an individual’s exposure.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024. Source details

How should deprivation data be read?

Small-area deprivation context
Population-weighted mean IMD decile3.5
Constituent areas in deciles 1–363.2%
Constituent areas in deciles 8–1010.5%

Lower deciles indicate greater relative deprivation. The town mean is not an official national town rank or a judgement about individual residents; conditions vary within each town.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2). Source details

Which towns are near Huyton with Roby?

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Nearby places · geographic distance, not travel time
TownDistanceMedian sold priceSales
KnowsleyKnowsley2.4 miles away2.4 miles£245,00024
PrescotKnowsley2.7 miles away2.7 miles£210,000405
LiverpoolLiverpool2.8 miles away2.8 miles£195,0003,799
CrontonKnowsley4.2 miles away4.2 miles——
KirkbyKnowsley4.6 miles away4.6 miles£166,000310
St Helens (St. Helens)St. Helens5.3 miles away5.3 miles£173,5001,051
Hale BankHalton5.6 miles away5.6 miles——
AintreeSefton5.8 miles away5.8 miles£232,50064
Hale (Halton)Halton6.1 miles away6.1 miles——
RainfordSt. Helens6.7 miles away6.7 miles£265,00069

Distances describe geographic proximity, not a road journey or a public-transport connection. Price comparisons use the same published source period and require at least 20 sales; a dash means no eligible comparison, not a zero price.

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

More questions about living in Huyton with Roby

Is Huyton with Roby a good place to live?

Huyton with Roby is in Knowsley, North West, England. Flats sold for a median £85,000, compared with £190,000 across all property types (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 98.3% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Where is Huyton with Roby?

Huyton with Roby is in Knowsley, North West, England.

What is the population of Huyton with Roby?

Huyton with Roby has a population of 59,844 on the Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026 town geography used by Kerbside.

How much do homes sell for in Huyton with Roby?

The median recorded sold price in Huyton with Roby is £190,000, based on 466 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

Is Huyton with Roby safe?

Kerbside does not classify Huyton with Roby as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 88.0 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

How are schools rated in Huyton with Roby?

41 of 43 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (95.3%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2019 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

What broadband coverage is available in Huyton with Roby?

In Huyton with Roby, 98.25% of premises have gigabit-capable coverage and 95.29% have full-fibre coverage. Availability at an individual address and the package a provider will sell there may differ.

What do EPC records show for homes in Huyton with Roby?

Across 14,262 recorded domestic properties in Huyton with Roby, 74.49% are rated C or above. The source keeps the latest certificate per property within its ten-year window; this does not represent every home or certify current running costs.

What mapped flood risk is shown for Huyton with Roby?

0.69% of Huyton with Roby’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 1.70%. Separately, 7.56% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

Where the data comes from

Dates below distinguish the period represented by the data from when the source was collected and published here. How we use these sources

Locator mapStored town centroid · Natural Earth land outline

The point uses the town location retained by the controlled base-geography publication, including its documented legacy-centroid fallbacks. It is approximate and does not delineate the statistical boundary, flood risk or individual properties. Base-geography source

Generalised land outline: Natural Earth 1:50m countries, simplified for display; public domain. The map does not load third-party tiles or tracking.

Built-up areas and administrative geographyOffice for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Data version
ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Source published
29 April 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
7,099

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 57acc0a8-b401-48c6-aab6-bbf71f0f8653. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Understanding towns in England and WalesOffice for National Statistics · Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026
Data version
Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026
Source published
15 May 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
3 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
3 September 2026
Refresh cadence
release-based
Towns with a published result
1,266

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 9c95eeab-00b4-4a59-ba69-482644419c71. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Price Paid DataHM Land Registry · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Data version
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Source published
28 August 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,150

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b636c9b0-ad56-425a-864a-6c1c2b7b13ac. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Police.uk street-level crimeHome Office / Police.uk · 2026-06
Data version
2026-06
Source published
29 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,260

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 4d94afb3-682c-4003-9eef-f006b8451ce9. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Get Information About SchoolsDepartment for Education · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Data version
GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
5,070

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: bfa454a5-2429-4fcf-9562-02ab8aec64e4. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Connected Nations fixed broadbandOfcom · Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Data version
Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Source published
7 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,250

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 1de793a3-4b49-451e-b8e6-a53dabe9ff24. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Data version
MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
6,336

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: fbe075dd-3890-4075-adcc-1af0da0943e5. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Flood Map for Planning - Flood ZonesEnvironment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Data version
Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Source published
20 May 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: e315db85-8651-4532-b88f-b0f6233390a3. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterEnvironment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Data version
NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Source published
17 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 5ebbae90-38ab-4f73-abc7-b515beec4ae8. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

District planning application statisticsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Data version
MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Source published
19 June 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
7,094

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: ef472acd-f430-4e09-a212-b3576567ee57. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Listed buildings and conservation areasHistoric England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Data version
Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Source published
2 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b6109497-cc70-4816-bd75-8bbd151d2bca. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Modelled background pollution dataDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024
Data version
Defra PCM 2024
Source published
30 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: a9cb6fbd-3b88-4fc0-90b9-e3f8d751e96e. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

English Indices of DeprivationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Data version
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Source published
17 November 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
approximately every five years
Towns with a published result
3,793

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b9817fd7-2109-4c23-937f-7b5bc28b0d53. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.