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A large town in Merseyside, North West, home to 59,844 people.
Huyton with Roby grades low on several counts. Overall, Huyton with Roby earns a D, which places it #19 of 25 in Merseyside. That leaves it better than 7% of UK towns. Health is a weak point (D−): men here can expect to live to 76.3, women to 79.8. A median £185,000 buys a home here, 4.6 times what households in the Knowsley council area earn in a year. Fewer journeys need a car (A): 23% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and B for hazard risk.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Huyton with Roby is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Huyton with Roby does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 29 buildings inside Huyton with Roby’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →29 listed buildings in Huyton with Roby.
Railway Bridge: Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carr House Farmhouse: Photo: Rodhullandemu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Roby Cross Approximately 30 Metres West of Station Road Junction: Photo: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hurst Hall, Huyton and Prescot Golf Club: Photo: Sue Adair · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Huyton with Roby.
Disability touches 23% of Huyton with Roby’s population. At the census, 77% of people in Huyton with Roby called their health good or very good, below both Merseyside’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (82%). 12 GP practices serve the town; just over three quarters of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Huyton with Roby | Merseyside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 78% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.7% | 7.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Nearly two thirds of pupils at the town’s 19 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Blacklow Brow School’s results beat 94% of schools in England like it. Between them, 20 primaries and one secondary teach 7,176 pupils in Huyton with Roby. Below are three of its 24 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 486 | A |
| Lord Derby AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,076 | D− |
| Blacklow Brow SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 235 | A |
Private tenants account for just over one in ten households. From September 2023 to August 2026, 1,741 homes sold inside Huyton with Roby’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £185,000. That is the middle of 1,741 standard sales inside the town’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £285,000 | 300 |
| Semi-detached | £202,000 | 817 |
| Terraced | £145,000 | 525 |
| Flat or maisonette | £90,500 | 99 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £40K a year before tax. 38% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below both Merseyside’s towns (45%) and England’s towns (45%). Jobs per working resident: 0.7.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Huyton with Roby has 29 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade II*. 2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Merseyside’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (16%). It has one registered historic park or garden.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Burglary and damage came to 13.3 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Merseyside’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (9.4). The 12 months to August 2026 brought 4,556 recorded crimes inside Huyton with Roby’s built-up area, and 632 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Huyton with Roby records less crime per resident than 72% of the 207 UK towns and cities of 50,000 or more. Violence and sexual offences made up 47% of the total.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. The middle age in Huyton with Roby is 39.7. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Huyton with Roby | Merseyside | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Merseyside and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Huyton with Roby. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home2.5 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic house · National TrustPaul McCartney's Childhood Home3.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseCroxteth Hall1.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumSudley House4.4 km outside town, to the southwestWildlife parkWildlife parkKnowsley Safari1.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumPrescot Museum1 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
45 notable people were born in Huyton with Roby.
Rex Harrison: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joey Barton: James English, CC BY 3.0 · David Nugent: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Peter Reid: Philip Dews, CC BY 1.0 · Clint Hill: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anthony Gerrard: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 4.0
Large town in Merseyside, England
Huyton with Roby is a built-up area of 59,844 people, in the Knowsley council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huyton with Roby | 59,844 | — | D | D | C− | D− |
| Knowsley | 2,345 | 2.4 | — | D− | C | D− |
| Prescot | 39,227 | 2.5 | D | D | C− | D |
| Liverpool | 506,564 | 3 | D− | C− | D | D− |
| Cronton | 1,234 | 4 | — | D− | A | B− |
| St Helens | 107,684 | 4.9 | D | C+ | D | D− |
| Kirkby | 45,559 | 5 | D− | C− | D | D− |
| Hale Bank | 1,618 | 5.4 | — | B+ | C− | C− |
Knowsley, Cronton and Hale Bank have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Against all UK towns, most of them far smaller, it grades C−.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £185,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £90,500, terraced houses £145,000, semi-detached houses £202,000 and detached houses £285,000. Household incomes are lower than in 93% of UK towns, so cost of living grades D.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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