Bootle South

Sefton · North West · population 7,922 · 5 LSOAs

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,812 of 6,856 in England
  • #919 of 932 in North West
  • #38 of 38 in Sefton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,689
Median age (est.)39
Density2,100per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above21%
No car or van56%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 12%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 45%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 45%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 49%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 16%Other: 10%
One person 49%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 16%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Caring & leisure 13% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Caring & leisure13%
Administrative12%
Process & plant12%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional10%
Skilled trades10%
Professional9%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 29% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,812 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #38 of 38 in Sefton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (89) but weak on Health (0). Typical homes here, about £113,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 42% in five years (from 45 sales), 51% below the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £22,806 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 245 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 2 · #6,743
Employment 0 · #6,839
Education 2 · #6,730
Health 0 · #6,846
Crime 5 · #6,538
Housing & access 89 · #745
Living environment 26 · #5,064

House prices ?

£113,500median (12m) · -2.2% yr · n=45
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£113,50045-2.2%+41.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£154,0008+5.8%
Terraced£128,50019+15.8%+86.9%
Flat£65,00017+5.7%-21.6%
This area£113,500
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)£22,806±£4,255 · #6,850 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£21,242
Price-to-income ?5.0×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

245 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,943 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #6,283 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences779
Theft362
Burglary71
Vehicle crime44
Criminal damage & arson161
Public order & weapons279
Drugs192
Robbery20
Other35

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 200 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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