Smithdown
Strong on transport, with safety and schools to consider
Smithdown at a glance
- House prices
- £164,500
- Lower prices9th percentile
- Schools
- 16th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 78th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 94.8 per 1,000 residents
- Weak27th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land6th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Smithdown a good place to live?
Smithdown may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Liverpool below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Smithdown
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 94.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 27th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Smithdown
House prices
- Median sale price
- £164,500
- Percentile
- 9th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 96 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 Smithdown
Schools
16th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Smithdown
Flood risk
Under 0.1% 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 under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th 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 Smithdown
Transport
78th 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 Smithdown a good place to live?
Smithdown may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Smithdown safe?
Smithdown ranks in the 27th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Smithdown?
The median sale price was £164,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 9th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Smithdown?
Schools rank in the 16th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Smithdown?
Nearby public profiles include Canning in Liverpool and Rainworth North & Rufford in Newark and Sherwood.
