Wavertree East

Liverpool · North West · population 7,517 · 5 LSOAs

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

15Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,839 of 6,856 in England
  • #676 of 932 in North West
  • #28 of 61 in Liverpool
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,376
Median age (est.)43
Density5,461per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above29%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 29%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 26%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 40%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors8%
Process & plant8%
Skilled trades7%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 85%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 28% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Wavertree East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,839 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 61 in Liverpool. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (98) but weak on Health (5). Typical homes here, about £177,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 78 sales), in line with the wider Liverpool median of £182,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,081 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 92 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 18 · #5,605
Employment 9 · #6,216
Education 29 · #4,893
Health 5 · #6,517
Crime 20 · #5,475
Housing & access 98 · #163
Living environment 29 · #4,851

House prices ?

£177,500median (12m) · +2.3% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£177,50078+2.3%+26.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£240,00021+5.5%+43.9%
Terraced£168,50041+10.1%+30.6%
Flat£111,25014-8.8%+11.2%
This area£177,500
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)£30,081±£4,290 · #6,373 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,527
Price-to-income ?5.9×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 ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

92 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 689 offences
Liverpool128
North West82
England83

Rank #4,618 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences338
Theft76
Burglary21
Vehicle crime45
Criminal damage & arson71
Public order & weapons79
Drugs39
Robbery5
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 61 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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