Borrowing Data

Borrowing statistics in Knowsley 2026

Last updated November 2026 · Data to mid-2025 · Knowsley

Borrowing estimates for Knowsley, built from published survey rates and population figures.

104,000

Credit or loan holders

An estimated 104,000 adults in Knowsley held at least one credit or loan product in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 83% of adults in the North West held at least one credit or loan product (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 125,821 adults aged 18 and over in Knowsley (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

79,300

Credit card holders

An estimated 79,300 adults in Knowsley held a credit card in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 63% of adults in the North West held a credit card (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 125,821 adults aged 18 and over in Knowsley (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

30,200

Overdraft users

An estimated 30,200 adults in Knowsley were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 24% of adults in the North West were overdrawn on a current account (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 125,821 adults aged 18 and over in Knowsley (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

32,700

Residential mortgage holders

An estimated 32,700 adults in Knowsley had a residential mortgage in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 26% of adults in the North West had a residential mortgage (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 125,821 adults aged 18 and over in Knowsley (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

28,900

Buy now, pay later users

An estimated 28,900 adults in Knowsley used buy now, pay later credit in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 23% of adults in the North West used buy now, pay later credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 125,821 adults aged 18 and over in Knowsley (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

9,810

High-cost credit users

An estimated 9,810 adults in Knowsley held high-cost credit in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 7.8% of adults in the North West held high-cost credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 125,821 adults aged 18 and over in Knowsley (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

35,200

Low financial resilience

An estimated 35,200 adults in Knowsley had low financial resilience in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 28% of adults in the North West had low financial resilience (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 125,821 adults aged 18 and over in Knowsley (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

12,600

In financial difficulty

An estimated 12,600 adults in Knowsley were in financial difficulty in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 10% of adults in the North West were in financial difficulty (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 125,821 adults aged 18 and over in Knowsley (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

131,293

Residents aged 16 and over

The estimated population aged 16 and over in Knowsley was 131,293 at mid-2025.

Source: Population estimates - local authority based by single year of age (Nomis NM_2002_1), mid-year estimates, Office for National Statistics, 30 June 2025

ONS mid-2025 population estimates (published 29 July 2026 for England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland as carried in the same Nomis table), local authority boundaries as of April 2023, usual residents, as returned by the Nomis 'Aged 16+' category.

Key points

An estimated 104,000 adults in Knowsley held at least one credit or loan product in 2024. An estimated 79,300 adults in Knowsley held a credit card in 2024. An estimated 30,200 adults in Knowsley were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.

Frequently asked questions

How many adults in Knowsley held at least one credit or loan product in 2024?

An estimated 104,000 adults in Knowsley held at least one credit or loan product in 2024.

How many adults in Knowsley held a credit card in 2024?

An estimated 79,300 adults in Knowsley held a credit card in 2024.

How many adults in Knowsley were overdrawn on a current account in 2024?

An estimated 30,200 adults in Knowsley were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.