Southport Waterfront

Sefton · North West · population 9,506 · 7 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,305 of 6,856 in England
  • #768 of 932 in North West
  • #31 of 38 in Sefton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,524
Median age (est.)47
Density1,188per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above27%
No car or van49%

Age

0–14 10%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 13%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 57%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 13%Social rent 8%Private rent 57%

Households

One person: 57%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 10%Lone parent: 7%Other: 13%
One person 57%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 10%Lone parent 7%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Caring & leisure 14% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Caring & leisure14%
Professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant11%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%
Associate professional8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 33% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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 Waterfront is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,305 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #31 of 38 in Sefton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (63) but weak on Health (4). Typical homes here sold for about £139,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 111 sales), 40% below the wider Sefton median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £23,923 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 277 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 18 · #5,619
Employment 9 · #6,257
Education 10 · #6,195
Health 4 · #6,565
Crime 6 · #6,462
Housing & access 63 · #2,541
Living environment 5 · #6,524

House prices ?

£139,000median (12m) · +14.9% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£139,000111+14.9%+23.0%
Detached£351,50010-11.7%
Semi-detached£225,00016+5.9%+24.1%
Terraced£191,50018-8.8%+37.8%
Flat£107,00067+7.0%+15.7%
This area£139,000
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)£23,923±£3,713 · #6,842 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,023
Price-to-income ?5.8×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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

277 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,634 offences
Sefton77
North West82
England83

Rank #6,332 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences1,007
Theft611
Burglary51
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson162
Public order & weapons401
Drugs300
Robbery35
Other29

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 300 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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