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Prescot: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Prescot neighbourhood of Knowsley, England (ONS area Knowsley 007). Headline figures assembled 16 October 2026. Postcodes L34, L35, L36. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near L34 1QH.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Prescot is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Knowsley (5 of 17 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £183,000 and flats for £91,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Knowsley (2.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Prescot, is about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 16 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£183,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +59% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£91,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.20; 5 of 17 signals up, 0 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£37,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

2.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Prescot sits in Knowsley

Typical house price: 7th highest of 20 neighbourhoods in Knowsley
Average household income: 9th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Knowsley

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 16 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Prescot

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Knowsley, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Knowsley, 2003 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 16 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Knowsley, 0 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Plug-in car growth
New-build activity
Catching up with neighbouring areas
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Prescot Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (420 m in a straight line). About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Liverpool Lime Street (18 to 23 min) and Wigan North Western (about 28 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School 620 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023).
Nearest state secondary school The Prescot School 770 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Prescot

What is the typical house price in Prescot?

£183,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +59% against 2017-2019.

How does Prescot compare with the rest of Knowsley?

Typical house price: 7th highest of 20 neighbourhoods in Knowsley. Average household income: 9th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Knowsley.

Is Prescot an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Prescot gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.20; 5 of 17 signals up, 0 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Prescot?

Prescot. Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (420 m in a straight line). About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Liverpool Lime Street (18 to 23 min) and Wigan North Western (about 28 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Prescot?

Nearest state primary school. St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School. 620 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The Prescot School. 770 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.