Liverpool Built-up Area
TheLiverpool Built-up Area(previouslyLiverpool Urban Areain 2001 and prior) is a term used by theOffice for National Statistics(ONS) to denote theurban areaaroundLiverpoolinEngland,to the east of theRiver Mersey.The contiguous built-up area extends beyond the area administered byLiverpool City Councilinto adjoining local authority areas, particularly parts ofSeftonandKnowsley.As defined by ONS, the area extends as far east asSt Helens,Haydock,andAshton-in-MakerfieldinGreater Manchester.[1][2]
The Liverpool Urban Area is not the same area asMerseyside(orGreater Merseyside), which includes areas ofWirralon the west bank of the Mersey andSouthport.[1]The western extent of theGreater Manchester conurbationis narrowly avoided as that extends as far asGolborneandNewton-le-Willows,with small gaps separating those towns from Ashton-In-Makerfield and Haydock.
Settlements
[edit]The Liverpool Urban Area defined by ONS covers Liverpool and its contiguous built-up areas, with a population of 864,122[3]a considerable increase from the 2001 census due to the rapid growth in the population of Liverpool during this period. The population of the area was 816,216 in the 2001 census,.[4]The urban area facing Liverpool on theWirral Peninsulais a separate division known as theBirkenhead Urban Area.[5]
The ONS definition is based purely on physical criteria with a focus on the presence or absence of significant gaps between built-up areas. It therefore extends as far as Ashton-in-Makerfield, but excludes some areas much closer to Liverpool which are separated from it by open spaces, notablyKirkbywith a narrow gap along theM57 motorway,andMaghull.
Subdivisions are not always aligned to present administrative or county borders. For example, Liverpool as designated by the ONS also containing the townsHuyton,Roby,andHalewoodwhich are all within the neighbouring borough of Knowsley.St Helensonly covers the settlement, and not theSt Helensboroughwhich containsRainfordand Haydock.
According to the ONS, the subcomponents of the Liverpool Urban Area are:
| Urban subvision | Population(2011)[3] | Population(2001)[4] | Population(1991)[1] | Population(1981)[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 552,267 | 469,017 | 481,786 | 538,809 |
| St Helens | 102,885 | 102,629 | 106,293 | - |
| Bootle | 51,394 | 59,123 | 65,454 | 70,860 |
| Huyton-with-Roby | - | 54,766 | 56,500 | 62,011 |
| Crosby | 50,044 | 51,789 | 52,869 | 54,103 |
| Prescot | 37,911 | 39,695 | 37,486 | - |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 28,762 | - | - | - |
| Litherland | 18,507 | 22,242 | 20,905 | 21,989 |
| Haydock | 16,521 | 16,955 | 16,705 | - |
| Rainford | 5,831 | - | - | - |
| Total | 864,122 | 816,216 | 837,998 | 747,772 |
Notes:
- Huyton-with-Robywas included as part of the Liverpool subdivision in the 2011 census.
- RainfordandAshton-in-Makerfieldwere not part of the Liverpool Urban Area prior to 2011.
Greater Liverpool
[edit]Greater Liverpool is an informal term used by the Rent Service as one of its Broad Rental Market Areas (BRMA).[7]This area includes such districts outside theLiverpool City Councilboundaries as Crosby, Maghull, Prescot and St Helens.
Merseytravelinclude a similar Greater Liverpool area for its Public Transport Map and Guide as seen on its Liverpool area map.[8]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Liverpool Urban Area".Office for National Statistics.Retrieved30 June2008.
- ^"2011 Liverpool Built-up Area Area".Office for National Statistics.Retrieved25 October2017.
- ^ab"2011 Census - Built-up areas".ONS.Retrieved29 June2013.
- ^ab"Key Statistics for urban areas in the North - Contents, Introduction, Tables KS01 - KS08"(PDF).Office for National Statistics. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 March 2009.Retrieved30 June2008.
- ^"Birkenhead Urban Area".Office for National Statistics.Retrieved30 June2008.
- ^Census 1981: key statistics for urban areas: the North, cities and towns.Great Britain. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. London: H.M.S.O. 1984.ISBN0116910615.OCLC10979725.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: others (link) - ^Broad Rental Market Areas[permanent dead link](select 'Liverpool' as the Local Authority and hit LA Search - then hit the 'Map' button at the bottom to give map)
- ^Liverpool Area Public Transport Map and Guide