Formby South East & Ince Blundell

Sefton · North West · population 5,782 · 4 LSOAs

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

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,767 of 6,856 in England
  • #205 of 932 in North West
  • #10 of 38 in Sefton
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,595
Median age (est.)49
Density406per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above35%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 2%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%

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 27% · 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 South East & Ince Blundell is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,767 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 38 in Sefton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (88) and lowest on Health (46). Typical homes here, about £284,050 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 115 sales), 24% above the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,149 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 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 61 · #2,644
Employment 60 · #2,767
Education 66 · #2,308
Health 46 · #3,720
Crime 75 · #1,719
Housing & access 88 · #855
Living environment 78 · #1,527

House prices ?

£284,050median (12m) · +5.2% yr · n=115
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£284,050115+5.2%+26.2%
Detached£399,75033-3.4%+15.0%
Semi-detached£255,25068+2.7%+13.4%
Terraced£260,00011
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£284,050
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)£39,149±£5,816 · #3,670 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,052
Price-to-income ?7.3×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 ?

89Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 262 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #1,703 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences138
Theft32
Burglary6
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons31
Drugs12
Robbery2
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 28 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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