Maghull North West & Lydiate

Sefton · North West · population 6,762 · 5 LSOAs

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

81Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,294 of 6,856 in England
  • #157 of 932 in North West
  • #8 of 38 in Sefton
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,834
Median age (est.)50
Density1,007per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above32%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 3%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Administrative13%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 72% · No religion 22% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 2%

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

Maghull North West & Lydiate is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,294 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 38 in Sefton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (88) and lowest on Health (46). Typical homes here sold for about £250,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 103 sales), 9% above the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #204 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £35,767 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 24 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 84 · #1,074
Employment 66 · #2,363
Education 66 · #2,322
Health 46 · #3,686
Crime 88 · #848
Housing & access 76 · #1,609
Living environment 72 · #1,897

House prices ?

£250,000median (12m) · +8.7% yr · n=103
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£250,000103+8.7%+13.6%
Detached£320,00015-3.8%+8.5%
Semi-detached£250,00064+7.8%+19.0%
Terraced£230,00016+15.0%+30.7%
Flat£131,5008+17.4%
This area£250,000
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)£35,767±£5,003 · #4,790 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,312
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

24 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 159 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #110 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences90
Theft4
Burglary10
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order & weapons17
Drugs4
Robbery4
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 31 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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