Knowsley · England
Whiston population
13,629people · latest estimate
Whiston has a population of 13,629, making it the 5th largest place in Knowsley.
The other populations of Whiston
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Whiston has between 3,935 and 13,629 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
13,629 | GeoNames |
| The built-up area Continuous development, where buildings sit less than 200m apart. Drawn from where the buildings are, not where the council boundary is. |
3,935 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Knowsley population trends, 2001–2024.
Whiston in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Whiston sits in postcode district L35.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Knowsley, the billing authority covering Whiston, is £2,488 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.