Orrell

Sefton · North West · population 7,435 · 5 LSOAs

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

11Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,072 of 6,856 in England
  • #715 of 932 in North West
  • #30 of 38 in Sefton
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,475
Median age (est.)39
Density4,842per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above21%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 35%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 21%Other: 12%
One person 29%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 21%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Administrative13%
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Sales & customer service11%
Professional11%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 67% · No religion 25% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Orrell is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,072 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #30 of 38 in Sefton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (96) but weak on Health (5). Typical homes here, about £178,750 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 51% in five years (from 64 sales), 22% below the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,390 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 87 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 13 · #5,989
Employment 7 · #6,360
Education 14 · #5,880
Health 5 · #6,517
Crime 33 · #4,611
Housing & access 96 · #279
Living environment 39 · #4,180

House prices ?

£178,750median (12m) · +9.0% yr · n=64
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£178,75064+9.0%+50.8%
Detached£285,00013+8.6%+29.5%
Semi-detached£175,00035+6.1%+45.8%
Terraced£150,00015+20.0%+64.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
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)£31,390±£4,499 · #6,096 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,758
Price-to-income ?5.7×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 ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

87 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 645 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #4,400 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences357
Theft88
Burglary17
Vehicle crime23
Criminal damage & arson50
Public order & weapons36
Drugs43
Robbery7
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 35 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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