Best places to live for commuting to Liverpool

Door-to-door commute times by train to Liverpool city centre from every neighbourhood in England, with typical house prices, good schools nearby and crime, so you can see where families can live within reach. Times are for the morning rush and include getting to the station and waiting for the train.

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neighbourhoods within 30 min

146

within 45 min

240

within an hour

9 min

quickest: Central & Islington

Commuter towns, quickest first

Typical door-to-door time across each town's neighbourhoods, the quickest of them, the typical home price, and the neighbourhood with the best family score.

Town	Typical commute	Quickest	Typical home	Best for families
Liverpool	26 min	9 min	£178k	Childwall West & Wavertree Green
Birkenhead	29 min	22 min	£180k	Prenton
Huyton with Roby	31 min	26 min	£168k	Huyton West & Roby
Wallasey	33 min	19 min	£202k	Wallasey Central
Bootle (Sefton)	34 min	25 min	£148k	Orrell
Litherland	34 min	29 min	£180k	Litherland South
Aintree	36 min	36 min	£240k	Aintree East & Waddicar
Bebington	39 min	28 min	£235k	Higher Bebington
Kirkby	39 min	35 min	£158k	Kirkby North West
Meols	40 min	40 min	£290k	Great Meols
Greasby	41 min	41 min	£275k	Greasby
Prescot	41 min	39 min	£210k	Rainhill South
Crosby (Sefton)	42 min	31 min	£254k	Crosby East
Maghull	43 min	40 min	£254k	Maghull South East
Hoylake	44 min	44 min	£316k	Hoylake
Runcorn	46 min	41 min	£168k	Beechwood & Heath
Willaston (Cheshire West and Chester)	46 min	46 min	£400k	Hooton, Willaston & Ness
Lydiate	47 min	47 min	£242k	Maghull North West & Lydiate
West Kirby	48 min	47 min	£380k	West Kirby
Widnes	48 min	45 min	£194k	Farnworth
St Helens (St. Helens)	49 min	42 min	£182k	Eccleston
Newton-le-Willows	50 min	49 min	£210k	Earlestown North
Frodsham	51 min	51 min	£300k	Frodsham
Heswall	52 min	38 min	£284k	Heswall
Neston (Cheshire West and Chester)	52 min	52 min	£285k	Little Neston
Burtonwood	54 min	54 min	£237k	Winwick & Burtonwood
Haydock	54 min	54 min	£171k	Haydock West
Formby	55 min	54 min	£339k	Formby South West
Golborne	55 min	53 min	£230k	Lowton Common
Moston	55 min	55 min	£320k	Upton West & Heath
Ormskirk	55 min	50 min	£263k	Ormskirk North & West
Billinge	56 min	56 min	£244k	Billinge
Ashton-in-Makerfield	56 min	55 min	£198k	Ashton-in-Makerfield West
Ellesmere Port	57 min	56 min	£206k	Ellesmere Port South
Littleton (Cheshire West and Chester)	58 min	58 min	£272k	Chester Boughton East
Warrington	59 min	56 min	£245k	Stockton Heath & Hillcliffe
Helsby	60 min	60 min	£275k	Helsby & Kingsley
Rainford	60 min	60 min	£276k	Rainford
Burscough	61 min	61 min	£255k	Burscough
Hartford	61 min	61 min	£357k	Hartford & Kingsmead
Culcheth	62 min	60 min	£376k	Culcheth West & Croft
Crewe	62 min	59 min	£174k	Crewe South West & Wistaston
Saughall	62 min	62 min	£368k	Capenhurst, Saughall & Moston
Weaverham	62 min	62 min	£210k	Weaverham
Cuddington (Cheshire West and Chester)	63 min	63 min	£400k	Sandiway
Davenham	63 min	63 min	£330k	Davenham & Moulton
Newburgh (West Lancashire)	63 min	63 min	£322k	Bickerstaffe & Newburgh
Southport	63 min	57 min	£225k	Hillside
Barnton	64 min	64 min	£216k	Barnton
Christleton and Waverton	64 min	64 min	£407k	Christleton, Guilden Sutton & Waverton
Haslington	64 min	64 min	£300k	Haslington & Weston
Leigh (Wigan)	64 min	64 min	£217k	Leigh South
Northwich	64 min	61 min	£220k	Greenbank
Shavington	65 min	65 min	£260k	Willaston & Shavington
Wigan	68 min	61 min	£164k	Winstanley
Ince-in-Makerfield	68 min	68 min	£145k	Ince-in-Makerfield
Orrell	68 min	64 min	£211k	Orrell & Longshaw
Salford	68 min	65 min	£226k	Lightoaks
Elton (Cheshire West and Chester)	70 min	70 min	£265k	Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great Barrow
Winsford	71 min	68 min	£200k	Winsford North

Under 30 minutes from Liverpool city centre

74 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Childwall West & Wavertree Green, Liverpool	23 min	11 min	£360k	7 min	3 min	Very low	9.1 / 10
Childwall East, Liverpool	24 min	13 min	£290k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Wavertree Penny Lane, Liverpool	23 min	10 min	£280k	6 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Calderstones, Liverpool	27 min	12 min	£532k	12 min	4 min	Very low	7.4 / 10
Woolton, Liverpool	28 min	16 min	£275k	7 min	3 min	Low	7.1 / 10
West Allerton, Liverpool	28 min	14 min	£365k	11 min	4 min	Very low	7.1 / 10
Gateacre, Liverpool	30 min	15 min	£360k	11 min	4 min	Very low	7.1 / 10
Woodhey, Bebington	28 min	15 min	£248k	9 min	3 min	Low	7.0 / 10
Mossley Hill East, Liverpool	21 min	12 min	£290k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Broad Green, Liverpool	22 min	12 min	£280k	12 min	3 min	Low	6.7 / 10
Prenton, Birkenhead	29 min	16 min	£282k	8 min	6 min	Very low	6.6 / 10
Court Hey & Swanside, Huyton with Roby	26 min	15 min	£220k	9 min	6 min	Very low	6.5 / 10
Claughton South & Oxton North, Birkenhead	27 min	14 min	£180k	8 min	3 min	Average	6.5 / 10
Aigburth & Grassendale, Liverpool	27 min	12 min	£307k	11 min	4 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Claughton North, Birkenhead	29 min	14 min	£185k	8 min	4 min	Low	6.4 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from Liverpool city centre

72 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Higher Bebington, Bebington	31 min	19 min	£260k	6 min	3 min	Very low	9.0 / 10
Rainhill South, Prescot	43 min	22 min	£250k	6 min	4 min	Low	8.5 / 10
Bromborough South, Bebington	40 min	22 min	£269k	8 min	5 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Crosby East, Crosby (Sefton)	43 min	18 min	£305k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Greasby, Greasby	41 min	20 min	£275k	8 min	6 min	Very low	7.5 / 10
Maghull South East, Maghull	43 min	21 min	£269k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.5 / 10
Wallasey Central, Wallasey	34 min	15 min	£242k	7 min	5 min	Very low	7.2 / 10
Huyton West & Roby, Huyton with Roby	31 min	15 min	£268k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.1 / 10
Maghull South West, Maghull	40 min	20 min	£236k	11 min	4 min	Very low	7.1 / 10
Halewood Central, Liverpool	31 min	22 min	£219k	8 min	5 min	Very low	6.8 / 10
Litherland South, Litherland	34 min	16 min	£200k	8 min	4 min	Low	6.7 / 10
Pensby & Thingwall, Heswall	38 min	22 min	£277k	10 min	6 min	Very low	6.7 / 10
Upton West, Birkenhead	37 min	17 min	£235k	10 min	4 min	Low	6.6 / 10
Wallasey Village, Wallasey	34 min	15 min	£235k	8 min	5 min	Low	6.5 / 10
Hoylake, Hoylake	44 min	25 min	£316k	10 min	5 min	Very low	6.4 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from Liverpool city centre

94 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Stockton Heath & Hillcliffe, Warrington	59 min	34 min	£342k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.8 / 10
Padgate & Paddington, Warrington	58 min	32 min	£250k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Ellesmere Port South, Ellesmere Port	56 min	29 min	£237k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Formby South West, Formby	54 min	29 min	£382k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Aughton, Ormskirk	55 min	26 min	£360k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.6 / 10
Ormskirk North & West, Ormskirk	56 min	27 min	£263k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.6 / 10
Ashton-in-Makerfield West, Ashton-in-Makerfield	56 min	34 min	£191k	7 min	3 min	—	7.6 / 10
Vicars Cross & Hoole East, Villages in Cheshire West and Chester	58 min	33 min	£345k	9 min	5 min	Very low	7.6 / 10
Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges, Warrington	59 min	29 min	£235k	8 min	4 min	Very low	7.5 / 10
Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port	56 min	28 min	£206k	7 min	5 min	Very low	7.4 / 10
Houghton Green & Fearnhead, Warrington	60 min	32 min	£231k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.3 / 10
Formby West & Freshfield North, Formby	58 min	31 min	£418k	10 min	5 min	Very low	7.1 / 10
Chester Boughton East, Littleton (Cheshire West and Chester)	58 min	35 min	£272k	6 min	5 min	Low	7.1 / 10
Callands & Old Hall, Warrington	59 min	26 min	£281k	8 min	5 min	Very low	7.1 / 10
Chester Handbridge Park, Villages in Cheshire West and Chester	60 min	39 min	£360k	10 min	3 min	Average	7.1 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from Liverpool city centre

235 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Sale Central, Sale	89 min	44 min	£292k	7 min	4 min	—	8.7 / 10
Great Sankey, Warrington	62 min	25 min	£282k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.6 / 10
Sandbach North, Sandbach	76 min	53 min	£288k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Penketh & Cuerdley, Warrington	62 min	26 min	£266k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Ashton upon Mersey South, Sale	88 min	45 min	£555k	8 min	4 min	—	8.1 / 10
Crewe South West & Wistaston, Crewe	62 min	63 min	£320k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Weaverham, Weaverham	62 min	42 min	£210k	7 min	3 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Alsager West, Alsager	75 min	62 min	£275k	8 min	4 min	Low	8.0 / 10
Prestwich Central, Prestwich	74 min	44 min	£305k	6 min	3 min	—	7.9 / 10
Kirkhams & Holyrood, Prestwich	77 min	46 min	£307k	6 min	3 min	—	7.9 / 10
Beech Road & Chorlton Meadows, Manchester	84 min	47 min	£424k	5 min	4 min	—	7.9 / 10
Hartford & Kingsmead, Hartford	61 min	50 min	£357k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Prestwich East, Prestwich	74 min	46 min	£280k	6 min	3 min	—	7.7 / 10
Woolston, Warrington	63 min	32 min	£280k	10 min	3 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Middleton Junction, Chadderton	82 min	54 min	£264k	9 min	4 min	—	7.6 / 10

Most affordable with good schools, within an hour

A Good or Outstanding primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or Outstanding secondary within a 15-minute drive, and average or lower crime, cheapest first.

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Halton Lea & Brookvale, Runcorn	47 min	32 min	£140k	8 min	8 min	Average	3.2 / 10
West Park, St Helens (St. Helens)	46 min	24 min	£142k	12 min	8 min	Low	3.3 / 10
Norton, Runcorn	51 min	32 min	£150k	6 min	10 min	Average	4.1 / 10
Hough Green, Widnes	49 min	23 min	£150k	10 min	5 min	Average	3.9 / 10
Knotty Ash, Liverpool	27 min	13 min	£155k	12 min	7 min	Average	2.8 / 10
Mosscroft & Bakers Green, Huyton with Roby	35 min	17 min	£161k	8 min	5 min	Average	5.2 / 10
Blackbrook, St Helens (St. Helens)	49 min	28 min	£168k	10 min	4 min	Average	5.5 / 10
Anfield North, Liverpool	29 min	11 min	£169k	7 min	6 min	Average	4.6 / 10
Haydock West, Haydock	54 min	30 min	£170k	8 min	3 min	Low	6.8 / 10
Ditton, Widnes	47 min	23 min	£170k	10 min	4 min	Average	4.7 / 10
Huyton Farm, Huyton with Roby	29 min	15 min	£175k	8 min	6 min	Low	4.8 / 10
Liscard, Wallasey	32 min	12 min	£175k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.1 / 10
Sutton Leach, St Helens (St. Helens)	50 min	24 min	£178k	7 min	5 min	Average	5.7 / 10
Kirkby North West, Kirkby	39 min	23 min	£180k	9 min	4 min	Very low	6.1 / 10
Claughton South & Oxton North, Birkenhead	27 min	14 min	£180k	8 min	3 min	Average	6.5 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of Liverpool city centre?

240 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of Liverpool city centre door to door by train, 146 within 45 minutes and 74 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to Liverpool city centre?

The lists above rank neighbourhoods at each commute time on a family score: how far it is to walk to a Good or Outstanding primary school, how far to drive to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation. Within 45 minutes, the top is Childwall West & Wavertree Green.

Where is cheapest to live with good schools within an hour of Liverpool city centre?

Of the neighbourhoods within 60 minutes with a Good or better primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or better secondary within a 15-minute drive and average or lower crime, the cheapest typical home price is in Halton Lea & Brookvale (£140k).

How are the commute times worked out?

Door to door at the morning peak. By train: getting from homes to the neighbourhood's best station (walking, or driving and parking where the station is more than 20 minutes' walk), the typical train leaving between 07:00 and 08:45 including the wait, then the walk from the arrival station. The fastest train on a line is often a few minutes quicker. Car times are a typical drive without rush-hour traffic, so expect longer at peak times.

Family score: each neighbourhood's place in England (0 to 10) on walking time to a Good or Outstanding primary, driving time to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation, averaged. School times are from the middle of the neighbourhood. Prices are typical sales over the latest 12 months.