Marshside

Sefton · North West · population 6,873 · 5 LSOAs

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

76Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,630 of 6,856 in England
  • #190 of 932 in North West
  • #9 of 38 in Sefton
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,852
Median age (est.)52
Density2,100per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above33%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 30%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 3%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 30% · 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

Marshside is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,630 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 38 in Sefton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (81) and lowest on Health (41). Typical homes here sold for about £257,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 103 sales), 12% above the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,982 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 34 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 78 · #1,540
Employment 60 · #2,747
Education 81 · #1,307
Health 41 · #4,015
Crime 77 · #1,595
Housing & access 76 · #1,623
Living environment 53 · #3,234

House prices ?

£257,000median (12m) · -5.2% yr · n=103
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£257,000103-5.2%+14.2%
Detached£345,00023+9.5%+21.3%
Semi-detached£252,00071+1.0%+15.9%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Flat£110,0005-43.3%+18.3%
This area£257,000
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)£37,982±£5,334 · #4,047 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,649
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

95Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

34 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 234 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #728 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences106
Theft40
Burglary5
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons38
Drugs10
Robbery1
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 25 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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