Bootle East

Sefton · North West · population 9,150 · 6 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,366 of 6,856 in England
  • #788 of 932 in North West
  • #33 of 38 in Sefton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,038
Median age (est.)39
Density6,410per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above20%
No car or van43%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 25%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 18%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 18%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 13% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Caring & leisure13%
Administrative13%
Professional11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 2%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 92%Asian 2%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 66% · No religion 26% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Bootle East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,366 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 38 in Sefton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (97) but weak on Health (2). Typical homes here, about £140,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 60% in five years (from 59 sales), 39% below the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,821 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 94 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 12 · #6,010
Employment 7 · #6,353
Education 10 · #6,161
Health 2 · #6,682
Crime 14 · #5,887
Housing & access 97 · #190
Living environment 3 · #6,634

House prices ?

£140,000median (12m) · +21.2% yr · n=59
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£140,00059+21.2%+59.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£215,00020+39.6%+44.8%
Terraced£125,00037+9.2%+53.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£140,000
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)£29,821±£4,199 · #6,435 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,644
Price-to-income ?4.7×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 ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

94 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 858 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #4,693 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences475
Theft60
Burglary15
Vehicle crime46
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons88
Drugs90
Robbery5
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 79 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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