# Mosscroft & Bakers Green

Central Knowsley. 5,917 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.

Mosscroft & Bakers Green had 5,848 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02001337. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £161,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mosscroft & Bakers Green was £161,000 in 2025. Joint 694th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/mosscroft-and-bakers-green#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 5,848** (2021). Mosscroft & Bakers Green had 5,848 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,561st least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/mosscroft-and-bakers-green#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in Mosscroft & Bakers Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/mosscroft-and-bakers-green#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Mosscroft & Bakers Green, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/mosscroft-and-bakers-green#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001337) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 93% of people in Mosscroft & Bakers Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02001337) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 66 homes were sold in Mosscroft & Bakers Green in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02001337) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Mosscroft & Bakers Green.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001337) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Mosscroft & Bakers Green had 5,848 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Mosscroft & Bakers Green

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mosscroft & Bakers Green at a rate of 69.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.5 per 1,000 people across Knowsley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 214 |
| Other crime | 69 |
| Drug offences | 61 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Mosscroft & Bakers Green compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Mosscroft & Bakers Green | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £161,000 | 8th cheapest | 20 middle areas, Knowsley · 2025 |
| Population | 5,848 | 3rd least populated | 20 middle areas, Knowsley · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 93% | most people in radon Affected Areas | 20 middle areas, Knowsley · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.8% | joint 5th highest | 20 middle areas, Knowsley · Jan 2026 |

## Is Mosscroft & Bakers Green safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mosscroft & Bakers Green at a rate of 69.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.5 per 1,000 people across Knowsley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mosscroft & Bakers Green.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (214), other crime (69) and drug offences (61).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Knowsley

These figures are published for the whole of Knowsley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Knowsley and not Mosscroft & Bakers Green alone. [See Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley)

- **Average house price: £188,527** (July 2026). Knowsley’s average house price was £188,527 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,543** (2025). Full-time workers living in Knowsley earned a median of £37,543 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 143rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.0×** (2025). A home in Knowsley costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 36.2** (2025). Knowsley has a deprivation score of 36.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 13th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Mosscroft & Bakers Green in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mosscroft & Bakers Green was £161,000 in 2025.
Mosscroft & Bakers Green had 5,848 usual residents at the census.
About 93% of people in Mosscroft & Bakers Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Mosscroft & Bakers Green, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001337
- Ward: [St Michaels †](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/ward/st-michaels)
- Constituency: [Knowsley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/knowsley)
- Council: [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.87 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,917*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 20

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Huyton East](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/huyton-east), [Longview & Knowsley Park](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/longview-and-knowsley-park), [Prescot](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/prescot), [Huyton West & Roby](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/huyton-west-and-roby)

## Latest updates for Mosscroft & Bakers Green

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001337

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