Walton South

Liverpool · North West · population 7,153 · 5 LSOAs

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

0Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,833 of 6,856 in England
  • #922 of 932 in North West
  • #60 of 61 in Liverpool
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,977
Median age (est.)36
Density11,682per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above21%
No car or van57%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 13%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 42%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 20%Private rent 42%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 22%Other: 12%
One person 40%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 22%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 22% · Caring & leisure 15% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary22%
Caring & leisure15%
Sales & customer service12%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Professional9%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 90%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 28% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Walton South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,833 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #60 of 61 in Liverpool. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (94) but weak on Living environment (0). Typical homes here, about £115,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 77% in five years (from 49 sales), 37% below the wider Liverpool median of £182,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,854 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 182 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 4 · #6,613
Employment 0 · #6,819
Education 2 · #6,709
Health 0 · #6,826
Crime 1 · #6,791
Housing & access 94 · #437
Living environment 0 · #6,833

House prices ?

£115,000median (12m) · +19.5% yr · n=49
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£115,00049+19.5%+76.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Terraced£115,00047+19.2%+76.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£115,000
Liverpool£182,000
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)£26,854±£3,784 · #6,766 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,066
Price-to-income ?4.3×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

182 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,299 offences
Liverpool128
North West82
England83

Rank #6,108 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences559
Theft158
Burglary35
Vehicle crime55
Criminal damage & arson98
Public order & weapons166
Drugs161
Robbery27
Other40

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 75 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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