Litherland North

Sefton · North West · population 6,831 · 5 LSOAs

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

21Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,441 of 6,856 in England
  • #615 of 932 in North West
  • #28 of 38 in Sefton
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,857
Median age (est.)42
Density4,698per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above22%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 22%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 18%Other: 14%
One person 29%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 18%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Administrative 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Administrative13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service11%
Elementary10%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 65% · No religion 29% · Other 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

Litherland North is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,441 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 38 in Sefton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (94) but weak on Health (13). Typical homes here, about £178,750 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 52 sales), 22% below the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,976 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 68 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 20 · #5,455
Employment 14 · #5,887
Education 24 · #5,228
Health 13 · #5,989
Crime 38 · #4,228
Housing & access 94 · #416
Living environment 50 · #3,460

House prices ?

£178,750median (12m) · +11.7% yr · n=52
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£178,75052+11.7%+36.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£187,50028+7.1%+30.4%
Terraced£159,50018+1.6%+31.8%
Flat£125,00050.0%
This area£178,750
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)£32,976±£4,636 · #5,689 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,777
Price-to-income ?5.4×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 ?

50Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

68 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 467 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #3,419 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences269
Theft29
Burglary15
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons43
Drugs28
Robbery10
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 46 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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