Ditton

Halton · North West · population 7,947 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

13Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,976 of 6,856 in England
  • #697 of 932 in North West
  • #10 of 16 in Halton
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,893
Median age (est.)40
Density5,376per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above18%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 32%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 18%Other: 12%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 18%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Sales & customer service 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Sales & customer service13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant11%
Professional10%
Associate professional10%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 31% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Ditton is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,976 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 16 in Halton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (56) and lowest on Health (8). Typical homes here, about £165,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 62 sales), 15% below the wider Halton median of £195,250. Typical household take-home income is around £28,350 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 76 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 16 · #5,763
Employment 11 · #6,120
Education 14 · #5,921
Health 8 · #6,298
Crime 15 · #5,818
Housing & access 56 · #2,987
Living environment 56 · #2,987

House prices ?

£165,500median (12m) · +18.2% yr · n=62
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£165,50062+18.2%+30.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£200,00026+9.0%+29.0%
Terraced£157,00032+18.9%+48.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£165,500
Halton£195,250
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£28,350±£4,074 · #6,642 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,590
Price-to-income ?5.8×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

34Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

76 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 604 offences
Halton83
North West82
England83

Rank #3,876 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences331
Theft43
Burglary25
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson52
Public order & weapons62
Drugs38
Robbery4
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 51 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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