Orrell
Sefton · North West · population 7,435 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,072 of 6,856 in England
- #715 of 932 in North West
- #30 of 38 in Sefton
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Administrative 13% · Caring & leisure 13% · Elementary 13%
All occupation groups
| Administrative | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
Ethnic group
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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £178,750 | 64 | +9.0% | +50.8% |
| Detached | £285,000 | 13 | +8.6% | +29.5% |
| Semi-detached | £175,000 | 35 | +6.1% | +45.8% |
| Terraced | £150,000 | 15 | +20.0% | +64.4% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
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Household income
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 ?
- #4,779 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,400 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 357 |
| Theft | 88 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 50 |
| Public order & weapons | 36 |
| Drugs | 43 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Other | 24 |
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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Sefton
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Bilborough SouthNottingham11£215,000
- Park North & Park SouthSwindon11£230,000
- Hetton-le-Hole SouthSunderland11£119,950
- TwertonBath and North East Somerset11£293,250
- Ladbroke GroveKensington and Chelsea11£720,000
- Heywood Heap Bridge & DarnhillRochdale12£180,000