Geography
Norris Green was built in the 1920s on land donated to the city by Lord Derby, who was at the time resident at nearby Knowsley Hall. He donated the land on the provision that no public houses were to be built within the estate. There remains no pubs inside the estate to this day.

History
Homes on the periphery (outer edge) of the estate and on the main routes through the area are largely brick and well-built, with those on minor routes and residential roads are of concrete construction. It is this concrete group of housing which is considered defective.
The estate was subject to large scale upgrading and renovation in the early 1970s, when still largely under local council ownership.
A number of new homes are planned to be constructed on derelict land cleared following the demolition of defective houses on the "Boot Estate".

Gangs

Steve Coppell, former Manchester United football player and current manager of Reading, was born here.
Actor Geoffrey Hughes, who found fame in Coronation Street, and later Heartbeat and Keeping Up Appearances, was born in Norris Green.
Ian McCulloch, lead singer of the prominent Liverpool band Echo & the Bunnymen grew up on Parthenon Drive in Norris Green. Also, a track from their 2006 album Siberia is titled Parthenon Drive.
Joe Royle, former Everton player and Manchester City manager, was also from the area.