St. Michaels is a residential ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, within Merseyside on the eastern fringe of the Liverpool urban area. It mixes council-built estates and private housing with local green spaces and small shopping parades, and benefits from reasonable road and public-transport links into the city.
The area’s character has been shaped by post-war housing and the wider industrial history of Merseyside, and recent years have seen community-led regeneration, active neighbourhood groups and local services such as schools and leisure facilities. Employment comes from nearby industrial estates and retail, while many residents commute into Liverpool and other parts of Merseyside, giving the ward a solid, working‑class community feel.
Postcode districts covering St. Michaels
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 3.3 miles
- Birkenhead 9.7 miles
- Preston 25 miles
- St. Helens 4.5 miles
- Wigan 11.6 miles
- Warrington 10.5 miles
- Bolton 20.2 miles
- Salford 23 miles
- Southport 16.1 miles
- Chester 15.9 miles
- Chester Castle 16.4 miles
- Buckley 19.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Huyton with Roby Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Page Moss Ward 1 mile
- Stockbridge Ward 1 mile
- St. Gabriels Ward 1.1 miles
- Roby Ward 1.4 miles
- Prescot North Ward 1.5 miles
- Whiston Parish 1.6 miles
- Prescot South Ward 1.7 miles
- Swanside Ward 1.7 miles
- Yew Tree Ward 1.9 miles
- Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park Ward 1.9 miles
- Prescot Built-up area 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in St. Michaels
L36 8DJ, L36 1US, L36 1XE, L36 7UG, L36 3TG, L36 1TB, L36 7YU, L36 7TY, L34 1PN … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 6.1 miles
- Manchester Airport 23.5 miles
- Huyton Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Roby Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near St. Michaels Ad
- Knowsley Inn & Lounge 3 3.4 miles
- School Lane Hotel in Liverpool ONE 4 6.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Liverpool - Central 3.5 6.2 miles
- The Halyard Liverpool, Vignette Collection 4 6.2 miles
- Premier Inn Liverpool - Roby 3 1.4 miles
- Village Hotel Liverpool 3 1.6 miles
- Premier Inn Liverpool - Tarbock 3 1.5 miles
- The Resident Liverpool 4 6.2 miles
- Radisson RED Hotel, Liverpool 4 6 miles
- Best Western Premier Suites Hotel & Spa Liverpool-Knowsley 4 3.4 miles
Schools in St. Michaels
- Alt Bridge School Special
- Knowsley Central School Special
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Willow Tree Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Anfield Stadium 5.3 miles
- Goodison Park Stadium 5.6 miles
- Aintree Racecourse Recreation 6 miles
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 6.1 miles
- Maritime Mercantile City Historic site 6.7 miles
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 6.7 miles
- Prenton Park Stadium 8.8 miles
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 9.1 miles
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 9.6 miles
- Lathom House Estate 10.1 miles
- Cheshire Oaks Shopping centre 10.9 miles
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 11.3 miles