Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook

Halton · North West · population 9,773 · 5 LSOAs

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

92Area Score / 100 ?
  • #574 of 6,856 in England
  • #74 of 932 in North West
  • #3 of 16 in Halton
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,313
Median age (est.)44
Density443per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above38%
No car or van5%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 32%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 52%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 6%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 52%Social rent 3%Private rent 6%

Households

One person: 19%Couple, no children: 25%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 7%Other: 14%
One person 19%Couple, no children 25%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 7%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional16%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 35% · Muslim 2%

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

Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #574 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 16 in Halton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (96) and lowest on Housing & access (49). Typical homes here, about £335,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 202 sales), 72% above the wider Halton median of £195,250. Typical household take-home income is around £43,046 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 91 · #642
Employment 87 · #882
Education 83 · #1,163
Health 56 · #2,987
Crime 96 · #300
Housing & access 49 · #3,508
Living environment 93 · #451

House prices ?

£335,000median (12m) · +2.1% yr · n=202
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£335,000202+2.1%+27.9%
Detached£380,0001360.0%+33.3%
Semi-detached£240,00041-2.4%+11.6%
Terraced£240,00019+18.2%+5.8%
Flat£145,1256
This area£335,000
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)£43,046±£6,097 · #2,576 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,807
Price-to-income ?7.8×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 ?

86Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 566 offences
Halton83
North West82
England83

Rank #2,700 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences246
Theft117
Burglary17
Vehicle crime29
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons69
Drugs40
Robbery2
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 95 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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