Netherton South

Sefton · North West · population 6,688 · 5 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,353 of 6,856 in England
  • #783 of 932 in North West
  • #32 of 38 in Sefton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,818
Median age (est.)39
Density2,710per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above19%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 28%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 40%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 40%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 20%Other: 11%
One person 35%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 20%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 13% · Administrative 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure13%
Administrative13%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service11%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional10%
Professional10%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 65% · No religion 28% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Netherton South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,353 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #32 of 38 in Sefton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (86) but weak on Health (2). Typical homes here, about £155,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 38 sales), 33% below the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,464 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 121 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 7 · #6,387
Employment 4 · #6,593
Education 10 · #6,181
Health 2 · #6,716
Crime 17 · #5,701
Housing & access 86 · #923
Living environment 84 · #1,067

House prices ?

£155,000median (12m) · +6.9% yr · n=38
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£155,00038+6.9%+34.8%
Detached£230,0005
Semi-detached£157,50019-2.5%+32.4%
Terraced£140,00011+1.4%+37.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£155,000
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)£29,464±£4,188 · #6,492 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,123
Price-to-income ?5.3×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 ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

121 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 807 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #5,472 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences377
Theft123
Burglary20
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson66
Public order & weapons100
Drugs67
Robbery11
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 96 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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