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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Yewtree | Liverpool | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 92 | 143 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 76% | 79% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 32% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 23% | 31% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 11.4 | 12.7 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Roby, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 201k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Yew Tree Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (routes 13, 898, 899, 839); 37 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
41% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 72% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Broughton Hall Catholic High School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 39.2 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (5.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (4.9 km) and St Anselm's College (12.2 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Tesco Express, 350 m away; Go Local Extra California Wines (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Yewtree Medical Centre (250 m), with Yew Tree Chemist the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Make Over Lounge is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Alder Hey Children's Hospital, 1.7 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 86% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Jumbo Restaurant and Takeaway is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Dovecot Community & Social Club the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 92 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 9% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 140 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is harecroft, 750 m away; for exercise, Volair Stockbridge (900 m).
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | 400 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Blueberry Park | Primary | 850 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| Stockbridge Village Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 36% met the expected standard |
| Broughton Hall Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 39.2 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 40.9 · 4.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edward's College | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 51.6 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons Croxteth Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 31.6 · 1.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| NexGen Academy | Independent | 1.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lawrence House School | Independent | 3.5 km | – |
| Lakeside School | Independent | 4.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Yewtree | Liverpool | England and Wales |
|---|
| Yewtree | Liverpool | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 212 min | 202 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 55 min | 37 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 26 min | 16 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 2.7 km | 1.4 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 34 | 65 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 18% | 25% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 41% | 40% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Yewtree | Liverpool | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 79% | 83% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 50% | 73% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 9 | 19 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Childwall East | 29 | 0 | 42 min | 8 | £322k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calderstones | 31 | 0 | 51 min | 8 | £550k |
| West Allerton | 32 | 1 | 37 min | 5 | £425k |
| Childwall West & Wavertree Green | 32 | 1 | 43 min | 9 | £378k |
| Gateacre | 33 | 0 | 55 min | 7 | £320k |
| Croxteth East | 41 | 1 | 58 min | 7 | £207k |
| Broad Green | 53 | 0 | 41 min | 11 | £295k |
| Muirhead Avenue | 54 | 0 | 46 min | 5 | £211k |
| Aigburth & Grassendale | 57 | 0 | 41 min | 4 | £357k |
| Allerton | 60 | 0 | 33 min | 7 | £340k |
| Woolton | 63 | 0 | 50 min | 7 | £277k |
| Wavertree Penny Lane | 68 | 1 | 41 min | 11 | £291k |
| Sandfield Park & Holly Lodge | 74 | 0 | 42 min | 8 | £274k |
| Croxteth Park | 74 | 1 | 55 min | 6 | £242k |
| Mossley Hill East | 75 | 1 | 24 min | 7 | £303k |
| Anfield North | 85 | 1 | 43 min | 7 | £202k |
| Hunts Cross | 85 | 0 | 49 min | 8 | £266k |
| Dingle | 86 | 1 | 39 min | 4 | £185k |
| Knotty Ash | 87 | 0 | 51 min | 10 | £157k |
| Walton East | 91 | 0 | 49 min | 5 | £162k |
| Yewtree (this one) | 92 | 0 | 55 min | 11 | £145k |
| Norris Green East | 92 | 0 | 49 min | 4 | £203k |
| Walton Vale | 93 | 0 | 40 min | 7 | £156k |
| Netherley | 93 | 0 | 55 min | 1 | £156k |
| Dovecot | 97 | 0 | 42 min | 6 | £212k |
| Croxteth West & Gillmoss | 99 | 1 | 51 min | 5 | £166k |
| Orrell Park | 99 | 1 | 33 min | 11 | £167k |
| Wavertree South | 100 | 1 | 37 min | 11 | £201k |
| Fazakerley North | 100 | 0 | 41 min | 4 | £171k |
| Belle Vale | 101 | 1 | 49 min | 7 | £178k |
| Wavertree West | 101 | 0 | 32 min | 16 | £148k |
| Wavertree East | 101 | 0 | 37 min | 11 | £191k |
| Stoneycroft | 101 | 0 | 37 min | 8 | £159k |
| Garston | 102 | 0 | 33 min | 4 | £198k |
| St Michael's & Otterspool | 105 | 2 | 35 min | 8 | £257k |
| Tuebrook | 111 | 1 | 34 min | 5 | £149k |
| Speke East | 117 | 0 | 54 min | 3 | £154k |
| Norris Green West | 118 | 0 | 40 min | 4 | £168k |
| Toxteth | 133 | 1 | 26 min | 6 | £147k |
| Edge Hill | 133 | 1 | 24 min | 21 | £147k |
| Princes Park | 136 | 2 | 34 min | 10 | £176k |
| Anfield East | 138 | 2 | 30 min | 12 | £107k |
| Fazakerley South | 138 | 0 | 55 min | 6 | £160k |
| Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park | 143 | 2 | 46 min | 10 | £258k |
| Toxteth Park | 147 | 1 | 30 min | 16 | £106k |
| Kensington | 150 | 1 | 25 min | 17 | £112k |
| Walton Hall | 156 | 1 | 40 min | 8 | £146k |
| Anfield West | 157 | 2 | 35 min | 10 | £132k |
| Everton East | 161 | 1 | 31 min | 13 | £100k |
| Fairfield East | 167 | 0 | 32 min | 10 | £161k |
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 41 km.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
The nearest university is Liverpool Hope University, 4.5 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 8 min | 7 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 16 min | 14 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 32 | 3 h 35 |
| Liverpool city centre | 55 min | 17 min |
| Liverpool airport | 76 min | 21 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).