Farnworth

Halton · North West · population 8,827 · 4 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #464 of 6,856 in England
  • #52 of 932 in North West
  • #1 of 16 in Halton
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,698
Median age (est.)44
Density1,771per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above36%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 45%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 45%Social rent 3%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 8%Other: 15%
One person 24%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 8%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 69% · No religion 26% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Farnworth is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #464 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 16 in Halton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (96) and lowest on Housing & access (62). Typical homes here, about £290,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 131 sales), 49% above the wider Halton median of £195,250. Typical household take-home income is around £40,532 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 32 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 96 · #238
Employment 85 · #1,026
Education 92 · #519
Health 69 · #2,144
Crime 74 · #1,746
Housing & access 62 · #2,610
Living environment 80 · #1,376

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · +3.6% yr · n=131
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,000131+3.6%+31.2%
Detached£370,50061+0.1%+28.6%
Semi-detached£250,000480.0%+33.7%
Terraced£215,00012-6.5%+34.0%
Flat£131,25010+28.7%+25.0%
This area£290,000
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)£40,532±£5,738 · #3,264 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,721
Price-to-income ?7.2×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

32 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 281 offences
Halton83
North West82
England83

Rank #540 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences137
Theft31
Burglary14
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order & weapons34
Drugs18
Robbery1
Other4

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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