Is Kirkby, Merseyside a nice place to live?

Is Kirkby a nice place to live or is Kirkby a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Kirkby meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Kirkby?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Kirkby. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Kirkby. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Bickerstaffe26460
2Park24759
3Sudell23768
4Molyneux18680
5Shevington15729
6Prescot North13939
7Croxteth13235
8Whitefield12009
9Fazakerley10542
10Cherryfield8975
Crime
FAILED

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Birkenhead: full of losers and utterly ruthless backstabbers

Is Kirkby a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Kirkby, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Kirkby residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
West Lancashire5.66
Sefton7.01
St. Helens7.51
Knowsley (Kirkby)8.62

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Kirkby. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Kirkby. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Bickerstaffe (Best)23032
2Sudell11700
3Park11673
4Molyneux9694
5Croxteth3904
6Prescot North2768
7Shevington2578
8Fazakerley2368
9Whitefield1633
10Cherryfield (Worst)1185
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Kirkby - Merseyside (what a sh*thole!)

Is Kirkby rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Kirkby. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Bickerstaffe23284
2Park21785
3Sudell20730
4Molyneux17409
5Croxteth8853
6Prescot North6735
7Shevington6304
8Fazakerley5192
9Whitefield3862
10Cherryfield1981
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Kirkby?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Kirkby rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Merseyside.

BedsKnowsleyMerseyside
1£450£450
2£550£550
3£708£660
4£885£908
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Kirkby per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Kirkby, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Kirkby's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1West Lancashire£689.90
2Knowsley (Kirkby)£670.10
3St. Helens£662.60
4Sefton£646.00
Wages
PASSED



So, is Kirkby a nice place to live?

Is Kirkby a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.