Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Roby at a glance
- House prices
- £267,500
- Middle41st percentile
- Schools
- 29th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 75th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 61.2 per 1,000 residents
- Middle56th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle61st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Roby a good place to live?
Roby may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Knowsley below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Roby
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 61.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 56th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Roby
House prices
- Median sale price
- £267,500
- Percentile
- 41st percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 58 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Roby
Schools
29th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Roby
Flood risk
7.5% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 3.2% of the area. That is the 61st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Roby
Transport
75th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Roby a good place to live?
Roby may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Roby safe?
Roby ranks in the 56th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Roby?
The median sale price was £267,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 41st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Roby?
Schools rank in the 29th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Roby?
Nearby public profiles include Prescot North North West in Knowsley and Halewood North in Knowsley.
