List of settlements in Merseyside by population

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The 22 largest settlements of the county of Merseyside, with district centres in yellow, and key towns and areas in white.

This is a list of settlements in Merseyside by population based on the results of the 2011 census. In 2011, there were 20 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Merseyside, shown in the table below.

Contents

Administrative boundaries

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Table outlines many of the county's settlements, formatted according to their metropolitan borough:

  1. City of Liverpool governed from Liverpool City Centre:
    Aigburth, Allerton, Anfield, Belle Vale, Broadgreen, Canning, Childwall, Chinatown, Clubmoor, Croxteth, Dingle, Dovecot, Edge Hill, Everton, Fairfield, Fazakerley, Garston, Gateacre, Gillmoss, Grassendale, Hunt's Cross, Kensington, Kirkdale, Knotty Ash, Mossley Hill, Netherley, Norris Green, Old Swan, Orrell Park, St Michael's Hamlet, Sefton Park, Speke, Stoneycroft, Toxteth, Tuebrook, Vauxhall, Walton, Wavertree, West Derby, Woolton
  2. Sefton from Bootle and Southport:
    Ainsdale, Aintree, Birkdale, Blowick, Blundellsands, Churchtown, Crosby, Crossens, Ford, Formby, Hightown, Hillside, Ince Blundell, Kennessee Green Litherland, Little Altcar, Little Crosby, Lunt, Lydiate, Maghull, Marshside, Melling, Netherton, Orrell, Seaforth, Sefton, Thornton, Waterloo, Woodvale
  3. Knowsley from Huyton:
    Bowring Park, Cronton, Fazakerley, Halewood, Kirkby, Knowsley, Page Moss, Prescot, Roby, Stockbridge Village, Tarbock, Whiston
  4. St Helens from St Helens:
    Billinge, Blackbrook, Bold, Bold Heath, Clock Face, Crank, Earlestown, Eccleston, Garswood, Haydock, Moss Bank, Newton-le-Willows, Old Boston, Parr, Rainford, Rainhill, Ravenhead, Seneley Green , Sutton, Thatto Heath, Windle
  5. Wirral from Wallasey:
    Barnston, Bebington, Beechwood, Bidston, Birkenhead, Brimstage, Bromborough, Caldy, Clatterbridge, Claughton, Eastham, Egremont, Frankby, Gayton, Grange, Greasby, Heswall, Hoylake, Irby, Landican, Larton, Leasowe, Liscard, Meols, Moreton, New Brighton, New Ferry, Newton, Noctorum, Oxton, Pensby, Port Sunlight, Poulton, Prenton, Raby Mere, Raby, Rock Ferry, Saughall Massie, Seacombe, Spital, Storeton, Thingwall, Thornton Hough, Thurstaston, Tranmere, Upton, Wallasey Village, West Kirby, Woodchurch, Woodside.

Population ranking

#SettlementPopulation [1] [2]
Census 2001Census 2011
1 Liverpool †(see notes)530,850552,267
2 Birkenhead 138,270142,968
3 St Helens 102,360102,885
4 Southport 91,40091,703
5 Wallasey 58,71060,284
6 Bebington 56,47957,336
7 Bootle 56,31751,394
8 Crosby 51,79050,044
9 Kirkby 41,01042,744
10 Prescot 39,20037,911
11 Heswall 29,97729,789
12 Maghull 28,84826,997
13 Formby 24,47823,329
14 Newton-le-Willows 21,47622,114
15 Halewood 20,30920,116
16 Litherland 17,88018,507
17 Haydock 17,19516,521
18 West Kirby 14,64914,959
19 Hoylake 10,87510,909
20 Garswood ‡(see notes)6,4336,183
21 Billinge 6,2975,896
22 Rainford 6,3205,831

Notes:

See also

References

  1. "Merseyside (Metropolitan County, North West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. 2011 census table: ONS
  3. "Liverpool's Population" (PDF). liverpool.gov.uk.