Wavertree South

Liverpool · North West · population 11,033 · 6 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,379 of 6,856 in England
  • #607 of 932 in North West
  • #23 of 61 in Liverpool
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,799
Median age (est.)24
Density11,008per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above27%
No car or van44%

Age

0–14 9%15–24 52%25–44 20%45–64 12%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 52%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 16%Private rent 52%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 11%Lone parent: 10%Other: 39%
One person 30%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 11%Lone parent 10%Other 39%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Elementary 17% · Sales & customer service 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Elementary17%
Sales & customer service14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%
Process & plant6%
Skilled trades5%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 9%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 78%Asian 9%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 35% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 South is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,379 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 61 in Liverpool. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (64) but weak on Living environment (2). Typical homes here, about £175,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 81 sales), in line with the wider Liverpool median of £182,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,139 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 89 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 37 · #4,324
Employment 47 · #3,638
Education 24 · #5,215
Health 11 · #6,113
Crime 19 · #5,557
Housing & access 64 · #2,500
Living environment 2 · #6,723

House prices ?

£175,000median (12m) · +7.7% yr · n=81
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£175,00081+7.7%+29.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Terraced£177,75071+1.6%+31.7%
Flat£146,2506+37.1%+27.2%
This area£175,000
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)£30,139±£4,722 · #6,363 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,168
Price-to-income ?5.8×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 ?

53Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

89 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 980 offences
Liverpool128
North West82
England83

Rank #4,494 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences421
Theft138
Burglary65
Vehicle crime47
Criminal damage & arson71
Public order & weapons128
Drugs70
Robbery19
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 130 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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