Southport Kew

Sefton · North West · population 10,114 · 6 LSOAs

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

40Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,077 of 6,856 in England
  • #430 of 932 in North West
  • #21 of 38 in Sefton
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,670
Median age (est.)42
Density2,841per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 9%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 36% · Muslim 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

Southport Kew is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,077 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 38 in Sefton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (64) and lowest on Health (24). Typical homes here, about £250,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 39% in five years (from 150 sales), 9% above the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,814 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 83 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 35 · #4,440
Employment 36 · #4,378
Education 48 · #3,563
Health 24 · #5,187
Crime 54 · #3,172
Housing & access 64 · #2,459
Living environment 39 · #4,180

House prices ?

£250,000median (12m) · +9.9% yr · n=150
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£250,000150+9.9%+38.9%
Detached£300,25062+3.1%+22.3%
Semi-detached£210,00058+3.8%+26.9%
Terraced£190,00023+11.1%+20.6%
Flat£132,5007-5.4%+4.3%
This area£250,000
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)£37,814±£5,388 · #4,105 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,744
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

68Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

83 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 836 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #4,206 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences462
Theft93
Burglary16
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson82
Public order & weapons124
Drugs31
Robbery6
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 53 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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