Halton Castlefield

Halton · North West · population 7,532 · 5 LSOAs

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

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,723 of 6,856 in England
  • #884 of 932 in North West
  • #15 of 16 in Halton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,668
Median age (est.)37
Density1,450per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above17%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 58%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 58%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 21%Other: 11%
One person 35%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 21%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Sales & customer service 12% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Sales & customer service12%
Process & plant12%
Professional11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Halton Castlefield is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,723 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #15 of 16 in Halton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (80) but weak on Employment (1). Typical homes here sold for about £181,500 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 32 sales), 7% below the wider Halton median of £195,250. Typical household take-home income is around £29,283 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 133 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 2 · #6,695
Employment 1 · #6,812
Education 4 · #6,586
Health 1 · #6,771
Crime 7 · #6,360
Housing & access 66 · #2,342
Living environment 80 · #1,335

House prices ?

£181,500median (12m) · +8.4% yr · n=32
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£181,50032+8.4%+21.0%
Detached£310,0009+37.8%
Semi-detached£183,00011-15.7%+7.6%
Terraced£130,0009+5.6%+56.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£181,500
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)£29,283±£4,157 · #6,524 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,373
Price-to-income ?6.2×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 ?

5Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

133 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,002 offences
Halton83
North West82
England83

Rank #5,698 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences533
Theft81
Burglary33
Vehicle crime40
Criminal damage & arson83
Public order & weapons136
Drugs66
Robbery4
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 91 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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