Seaforth South

Sefton · North West · population 7,749 · 5 LSOAs

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

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,743 of 6,856 in England
  • #895 of 932 in North West
  • #36 of 38 in Sefton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,670
Median age (est.)37
Density3,422per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above19%
No car or van49%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 42%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 42%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 23%Other: 8%
One person 39%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 23%Other 8%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 15% · Sales & customer service 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Caring & leisure15%
Sales & customer service13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant10%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 34% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Seaforth South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,743 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #36 of 38 in Sefton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (86) but weak on Health (1). Typical homes here, about £123,750 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 43% in five years (from 54 sales), 46% below the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,902 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 133 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 4 · #6,613
Employment 1 · #6,785
Education 4 · #6,606
Health 1 · #6,798
Crime 5 · #6,483
Housing & access 86 · #930
Living environment 13 · #5,976

House prices ?

£123,750median (12m) · -1.0% yr · n=54
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£123,75054-1.0%+43.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£162,00013+4.5%+40.9%
Terraced£115,50034+1.5%+43.3%
Flat£79,0005+35.4%
This area£123,750
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)£27,902±£4,007 · #6,693 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,397
Price-to-income ?4.4×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

133 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,033 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #5,705 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences498
Theft122
Burglary17
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson111
Public order & weapons108
Drugs100
Robbery13
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 123 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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