Formby Central & Freshfield South

Sefton · North West · population 6,101 · 4 LSOAs

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

82Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,218 of 6,856 in England
  • #148 of 932 in North West
  • #5 of 38 in Sefton
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,055
Median age (est.)52
Density2,614per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above40%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 27%65+ 33%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 7%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 34%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 67% · No religion 26% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Formby Central & Freshfield South is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,218 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 38 in Sefton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (92) and lowest on Living environment (55). Typical homes here sold for about £284,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 97 sales), 23% above the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,502 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 54 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 80 · #1,390
Employment 63 · #2,534
Education 84 · #1,122
Health 57 · #2,932
Crime 73 · #1,849
Housing & access 92 · #533
Living environment 55 · #3,090

House prices ?

£284,000median (12m) · +7.2% yr · n=97
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£284,00097+7.2%+5.2%
Detached£450,00024-6.6%+3.4%
Semi-detached£295,00035+5.0%+9.3%
Terraced£250,00011+14.9%+13.6%
Flat£170,00027-10.5%+2.4%
This area£284,000
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)£38,502±£5,468 · #3,868 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,804
Price-to-income ?7.4×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

93Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

54 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 332 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #2,436 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences155
Theft72
Burglary12
Vehicle crime4
Criminal damage & arson19
Public order & weapons41
Drugs14
Robbery11
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 30 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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