Wavertree West

Liverpool · North West · population 10,087 · 5 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,462 of 6,856 in England
  • #815 of 932 in North West
  • #42 of 61 in Liverpool
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,838
Median age (est.)31
Density7,586per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above31%
No car or van48%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 20%25–44 33%45–64 18%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 41%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 23%Private rent 41%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 17%Other: 18%
One person 37%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 17%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 17% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary17%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service11%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Process & plant8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 63%Asian: 12%Black: 8%Mixed: 6%Other: 11%
White 63%Asian 12%Black 8%Mixed 6%Other 11%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 31% · Muslim 19%

Born outside the UK: 29%

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 West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,462 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #42 of 61 in Liverpool. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (41) and lowest on Health (5). Typical homes here, about £135,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 59% in five years (from 104 sales), 26% below the wider Liverpool median of £182,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,738 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 5 · #6,490
Employment 8 · #6,312
Education 12 · #6,044
Health 5 · #6,524
Crime 16 · #5,777
Housing & access 41 · #4,036
Living environment 5 · #6,517

House prices ?

£135,000median (12m) · +8.9% yr · n=104
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£135,000104+8.9%+58.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£173,0007-4.9%+28.1%
Terraced£135,00087+10.7%+64.6%
Flat£75,00010+14.9%
This area£135,000
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)£29,738±£4,198 · #6,453 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,670
Price-to-income ?4.5×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 ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

89 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 894 offences
Liverpool128
North West82
England83

Rank #4,481 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences424
Theft98
Burglary38
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage & arson79
Public order & weapons90
Drugs79
Robbery14
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 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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