Formby West & Freshfield North

Sefton · North West · population 6,333 · 5 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #423 of 6,856 in England
  • #48 of 932 in North West
  • #1 of 38 in Sefton
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,335
Median age (est.)56
Density492per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above43%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 14%45–64 28%65+ 35%

Tenure

Own outright: 63%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 6%
Own outright 63%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 1%Private rent 6%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 6%Other: 26%
One person 25%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 6%Other 26%

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 service6%
Elementary4%
Process & plant3%

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 72% · No religion 21% · Muslim 0%

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 West & Freshfield North is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #423 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 38 in Sefton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (99) and lowest on Health (58). Typical homes here sold for about £388,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 74 sales), 69% above the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,680 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 26 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 96 · #272
Employment 76 · #1,650
Education 82 · #1,205
Health 58 · #2,877
Crime 94 · #444
Housing & access 78 · #1,506
Living environment 99 · #46

House prices ?

£388,500median (12m) · -16.1% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£388,50074-16.1%+7.9%
Detached£425,00054-15.0%0.0%
Semi-detached£345,00019-2.8%+30.2%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=0)
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£388,500
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)£43,680±£6,271 · #2,401 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,875
Price-to-income ?8.9×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

72Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

26 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 166 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #212 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences65
Theft31
Burglary11
Vehicle crime3
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons23
Drugs11
Robbery2
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 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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