Towns in North West

North West has 222 towns and cities profiled — from Liverpool down to smaller market towns. Start with one of the highlights below, dive into the full rankings, or scroll to the table to browse every town.

Most populous

Liverpool

The largest settlement in North West by population.

Population: 506,768
Avg house price: £203,741
Crime rate: 123.5/1k

Most affordable

Church

Lowest average house price in North West.

Population: 5,231
Avg house price: £128,317
Crime rate: 93.5/1k

Safest pick

Cockermouth

Lowest recorded crime rate in North West.

Population: 9,237
Avg house price: £241,838
Crime rate: 9.4/1k

At the top of the list

The standouts in North West

Most affordable

Cheapest towns

1Church£110,775
2Padiham£117,577
3Nelson (Pendle)£129,643
4Bootle (Sefton)£139,379
5Rishton£142,961

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Lowest crime

Safest towns

1Cockermouth9.4 per 1,000
2Ulverston17.4 per 1,000
3Barnoldswick27.9 per 1,000
4Longridge (Ribble Valley)37.4 per 1,000
5Clitheroe37.7 per 1,000

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Top-band schools

Best for schools

1Warrington100.0%
2Barrow-in-Furness100.0%
3Carlisle100.0%
4Widnes100.0%
5Sale100.0%

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All towns in North West

Sorted by population. Click any town for the full area guide.

Town	Population	Avg House Price	Crime Rate
Liverpool	506,768	£203,741	123.5/1k
Manchester	470,736	£279,325	143.2/1k
Bolton (Bolton)	184,618	£217,419	98.4/1k
Warrington	174,064	£291,352	68.8/1k
Blackpool	149,087	£145,900	148.7/1k
Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen)	124,958	£190,972	84.2/1k
Stockport	118,146	£308,626	75.0/1k
Rochdale	110,988	£193,094	105.5/1k
Oldham	110,722	£216,308	106.7/1k
Birkenhead	109,854	£121,901	69.9/1k
Salford	108,431	£222,109	105.9/1k
St Helens (St. Helens)	107,409	£171,784	86.8/1k
Preston (Preston)	94,502	£261,841	96.6/1k
Southport	94,438	£217,597	75.9/1k
Wythenshawe	90,936	£189,500	143.2/1k
Wallasey	85,189	£187,742	69.9/1k
Wigan	81,514	£195,599	92.3/1k
Bury (Bury)	80,851	£244,108	91.7/1k
Burnley	78,266	£141,348	103.3/1k
Carlisle	77,729	£211,906	N/A
Crewe	74,116	£232,839	59.7/1k
Ellesmere Port	65,200	£212,794	66.6/1k
Sale	62,545	£415,750	73.9/1k
Runcorn	61,641	£207,903	85.7/1k
Widnes	59,938	£235,365	85.7/1k
Huyton with Roby	59,844	N/A	81.5/1k
Bebington	57,607	£237,205	69.9/1k
Barrow-in-Furness	55,260	£182,042	N/A
Macclesfield	54,352	£347,866	59.7/1k
Bootle (Sefton)	53,722	£139,919	75.9/1k
Lancaster	52,646	£247,208	73.2/1k
Crosby (Sefton)	50,218	£215,766	75.9/1k
Altrincham	49,034	£449,068	73.9/1k
Ashton-under-Lyne	48,595	£169,427	95.4/1k
Middleton (Rochdale)	46,617	£230,098	105.4/1k
Leigh (Wigan)	46,316	£171,216	92.2/1k
Kirkby	45,559	£147,125	81.5/1k
Lytham St Anne's	42,693	£282,762	54.2/1k
Urmston	41,728	£311,744	73.9/1k
Eccles (Salford)	40,910	£255,963	105.9/1k
Bamber Bridge	40,045	£154,542	55.7/1k
Chorley	39,539	£233,391	56.8/1k
Prescot	39,227	£189,957	81.4/1k
Leyland	38,707	£248,100	55.7/1k
Chadderton	37,602	£241,290	106.7/1k
Denton (Tameside)	35,739	£214,402	95.4/1k
Hyde (Tameside)	35,629	£236,693	95.4/1k
Skelmersdale	34,921	£158,954	48.3/1k
Accrington	34,897	£130,426	93.3/1k
Fulwood	34,693	£237,833	96.6/1k
Nelson (Pendle)	33,808	£132,883	69.2/1k
Morecambe	32,745	£182,579	73.2/1k
Winsford	32,274	£228,357	66.6/1k
Prestwich	31,509	£290,932	91.7/1k
Radcliffe	31,114	£234,712	91.8/1k
Congleton	30,001	£286,571	59.8/1k
Heywood	29,724	£189,575	105.4/1k
Farnworth	29,500	£186,169	98.3/1k
Heswall	29,082	£414,278	69.8/1k
Kendal	28,939	£283,545	N/A
Stretford	28,010	£339,944	74.0/1k
Ormskirk	27,720	£434,717	48.4/1k
Darwen	27,323	£120,074	84.3/1k
Atherton	27,321	£215,596	92.3/1k
Stalybridge	26,850	£203,489	95.3/1k
Ashton-in-Makerfield	26,367	N/A	92.3/1k
Fleetwood	26,224	£146,000	58.8/1k
Little Hulton	25,824	£181,542	105.9/1k
Wilmslow	25,716	£491,701	59.7/1k
Golborne	25,563	£198,344	92.2/1k
Cheadle Hulme	24,782	£414,212	75.0/1k
Newton-le-Willows	24,651	£203,619	86.8/1k
Hindley	24,485	£168,464	92.2/1k
Droylsden	23,916	£181,423	95.4/1k
Orrell	23,412	£284,286	92.3/1k
Rawtenstall	23,381	£154,000	64.2/1k
Whitehaven	23,028	£167,119	N/A
Royton	22,997	£200,370	106.8/1k
Formby	22,892	£349,452	75.9/1k
Swinton (Salford)	22,886	£245,914	105.8/1k
Whitefield	22,193	£373,974	91.7/1k
Reddish	22,189	£171,087	74.9/1k
Westhoughton	21,969	£224,156	98.4/1k
Old Trafford	21,442	£289,375	73.9/1k
Workington	21,276	£168,494	N/A
Dukinfield	21,151	£241,872	95.3/1k
Horwich	20,703	£316,015	98.4/1k
Penwortham	20,489	£267,081	55.6/1k
Maghull	20,367	£262,500	75.9/1k
Hazel Grove	20,163	£329,024	75.0/1k
Failsworth	19,962	£289,039	106.8/1k
Irlam	19,714	£191,000	106.0/1k
Thornton (Wyre)	19,263	£228,462	58.9/1k
Colne	18,914	£139,978	69.2/1k
Nantwich	18,741	£307,019	59.8/1k
Walkden	18,684	N/A	105.8/1k
Northwich	18,646	£280,363	66.7/1k
Pendlebury and Clifton	18,469	£353,728	105.8/1k
Litherland	18,434	£142,286	75.9/1k
Shaw (Oldham)	18,249	£268,346	106.8/1k
Euxton	17,519	£216,786	56.7/1k
Bramhall	17,201	£580,933	75.1/1k
Ramsbottom	17,074	£275,536	91.8/1k
Bredbury and Woodley	17,044	£257,973	75.1/1k
Hale (Trafford)	16,716	£823,808	73.9/1k
Penrith	16,705	£236,434	N/A
Clitheroe	16,626	£283,148	37.7/1k
Heysham	16,593	£206,492	73.2/1k
Haydock	16,143	£186,286	86.8/1k
Tyldesley	15,968	£209,750	92.3/1k
Alsager	15,504	£273,211	59.8/1k
Haslingden	15,432	£185,656	64.2/1k
Neston (Cheshire West and Chester)	14,963	£320,100	66.6/1k
Cheadle (Stockport)	14,437	£346,186	75.1/1k
Middlewich	14,428	£273,965	59.7/1k
Bacup	14,194	£173,267	64.2/1k
Davenham	13,840	£514,786	66.5/1k
Audenshaw	13,397	£212,746	95.2/1k
West Kirby	13,383	£423,241	69.9/1k
Knutsford	13,254	£605,702	59.7/1k
Poynton	13,015	£767,496	59.9/1k
Marple	12,963	£353,736	75.1/1k
Standish	12,937	£250,335	92.2/1k
Poulton-le-Fylde	12,792	£257,213	58.8/1k
Lees	12,641	£245,125	106.6/1k
Little Lever	12,524	£199,286	98.5/1k
Ince-in-Makerfield	12,186	N/A	92.2/1k
Littleborough	12,164	£238,375	105.5/1k
Worsley	11,958	£286,024	106.0/1k
Lymm	11,929	£442,791	68.9/1k
Mossley	11,416	£217,300	95.3/1k
Ulverston	11,219	£327,223	17.4/1k
Uppermill	11,207	£166,000	106.8/1k
Cleveleys	11,121	N/A	70.4/1k
Great Harwood	11,022	£129,338	189.3/1k
Longton	10,912	£325,075	67.4/1k
Romiley	10,902	£426,071	75.1/1k
Oswaldtwistle	10,810	£153,636	156.1/1k
Sandbach	10,768	£310,784	103.0/1k
Brierfield	10,723	£142,619	82.3/1k
Barnoldswick	10,591	£158,125	27.9/1k
Platt Bridge and Abram	10,587	£161,154	92.1/1k
Kearsley	10,378	£176,023	98.4/1k
Padiham	10,121	£147,044	129.8/1k
Cockermouth	9,237	£241,838	9.4/1k
Milnrow	9,237	£328,286	105.7/1k
Greasby	9,175	£232,556	53.0/1k
Gatley	9,149	£450,417	75.0/1k
Frodsham	9,101	£404,621	57.9/1k
Kirkham	8,939	£197,000	54.3/1k
Adlington (Chorley)	8,777	£331,042	56.9/1k
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank	8,756	£291,772	48.3/1k
Burscough	8,754	£237,462	48.3/1k
Maryport	8,526	£217,708	N/A
Longridge (Ribble Valley)	8,438	£232,332	37.4/1k
Coppull	8,303	£210,875	56.7/1k
Clayton-le-Moors	7,969	N/A	93.1/1k
Partington	7,706	£208,367	73.8/1k
Elworth	7,646	£272,750	59.5/1k
Dalton-in-Furness	7,551	£155,310	N/A
Bollington	7,236	£291,718	59.7/1k
Hattersley	6,959	£140,395	95.1/1k
Holmes Chapel	6,949	£379,143	59.6/1k
Handforth	6,729	£607,937	59.4/1k
Bolton-le-Sands	6,728	N/A	73.1/1k
Culcheth	6,722	£454,700	68.9/1k
Whitworth	6,713	£155,786	63.9/1k
Hartford	6,698	£406,125	66.4/1k
Cleator Moor	6,671	£263,333	N/A
Rishton	6,653	£142,406	93.5/1k
Lydiate	6,516	£451,600	75.7/1k
Weaverham	6,266	£254,417	66.7/1k
Barnton	6,245	£199,167	66.5/1k
Aintree	6,212	£217,565	76.1/1k
Bowdon	6,107	£701,100	74.0/1k
Barrowford	5,887	£247,340	69.0/1k
Cuddington (Cheshire West and Chester)	5,860	£379,512	66.7/1k
Carnforth	5,852	£396,935	73.3/1k
Garstang	5,804	£200,900	58.6/1k
Egremont	5,791	£114,600	N/A
Millom	5,690	£98,889	N/A
Rainford	5,573	£335,300	86.8/1k
Cottam (Preston)	5,507	£285,654	96.8/1k
Wigton	5,396	£203,159	N/A
Blackrod	5,340	£189,331	98.7/1k
Shevington	5,315	£247,000	92.2/1k
Hoylake	5,311	£348,000	70.0/1k
Helsby	5,278	£309,000	66.5/1k
Church	5,231	£128,317	93.5/1k
Appley Bridge	5,131	£260,000	92.4/1k
Seaton (Cumberland)	5,051	£337,604	N/A
Haslington	5,042	£242,500	59.7/1k
Meols	5,023	£430,000	70.1/1k
Shavington	4,972	£278,000	59.7/1k
Billinge	4,963	£207,000	86.8/1k
Aspull	4,937	£148,333	92.4/1k
Windermere	4,819	£436,846	N/A
Rudheath	4,803	£216,500	66.2/1k
Carleton	4,793	£225,000	58.8/1k
Bailrigg	4,788	£695,000	72.9/1k
Astley	4,735	£249,150	92.3/1k
Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea	4,679	£95,000	59.2/1k
High Lane	4,617	£396,167	74.9/1k
Eccleston	4,543	£271,045	56.6/1k
Alderley Edge	4,496	£1,167,750	60.3/1k
Freckleton	4,478	£243,500	54.5/1k
Wesham	4,474	£155,399	54.1/1k
Keswick	4,465	£337,900	N/A
Banks	4,439	£278,500	48.0/1k
Earby	4,416	£130,000	69.5/1k
Whittle-le-Woods	4,388	£311,375	56.5/1k
Brampton (Cumberland)	4,187	£285,219	N/A
Warton (Fylde)	4,180	£228,667	53.8/1k
Grange-over-Sands	4,047	£391,714	N/A
Marple Bridge	3,995	£378,333	75.1/1k
Disley	3,891	£437,667	60.1/1k
Willaston (Cheshire East)	3,653	£408,800	59.7/1k
Elton (Cheshire West and Chester)	3,518	£357,972	66.8/1k
Burtonwood	3,504	£233,244	69.1/1k
Appleby-in-Westmorland	3,233	£241,250	N/A
Tarporley	3,212	£503,873	66.6/1k
Askam in Furness	3,172	£143,760	N/A