Blundellsands

Sefton · North West · population 8,400 · 6 LSOAs

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

91Area Score / 100 ?
  • #622 of 6,856 in England
  • #79 of 932 in North West
  • #4 of 38 in Sefton
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,362
Median age (est.)51
Density1,927per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above45%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 30%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 4%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 70% · No religion 22% · Hindu 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

Blundellsands is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #622 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 38 in Sefton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (95) but weak on Living environment (40). Typical homes here sold for about £290,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+0%) (from 119 sales), 26% above the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,454 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 94 · #423
Employment 81 · #1,321
Education 94 · #437
Health 60 · #2,747
Crime 91 · #636
Housing & access 95 · #334
Living environment 40 · #4,118

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · -14.7% yr · n=119
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,000119-14.7%0.0%
Detached£665,00022+0.8%+33.0%
Semi-detached£415,00035+10.7%+31.7%
Terraced£242,50010+12.8%+29.3%
Flat£175,000520.0%+25.0%
This area£290,000
Sefton£230,000
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)£42,454±£5,967 · #2,719 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,491
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

95Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 384 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #1,747 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences145
Theft70
Burglary15
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order & weapons70
Drugs25
Robbery1
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 127 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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