Aughton

West Lancashire · North West · population 8,123 · 6 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #444 of 6,856 in England
  • #51 of 932 in North West
  • #1 of 15 in West Lancashire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,036
Median age (est.)52
Density485per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above42%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 17%45–64 30%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 54%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 54%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 4%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 27%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 72% · No religion 21% · Hindu 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Aughton is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #444 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 15 in West Lancashire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (97) and lowest on Housing & access (59). Typical homes here sold for about £343,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 96 sales), 43% above the wider West Lancashire median of £240,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,209 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 18 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 95 · #327
Employment 81 · #1,287
Education 89 · #738
Health 76 · #1,616
Crime 97 · #231
Housing & access 59 · #2,802
Living environment 72 · #1,924

House prices ?

£343,000median (12m) · -6.4% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£343,00096-6.4%+12.5%
Detached£525,00041+6.1%+36.2%
Semi-detached£310,00037+9.7%+39.3%
Terraced£235,0006+7.8%+25.0%
Flat£233,75012-4.4%
This area£343,000
West Lancashire£240,000
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)£42,209±£5,927 · #2,786 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,363
Price-to-income ?8.1×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

85Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

18 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 145 offences
West Lancashire50
North West82
England83

Rank #9 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences69
Theft19
Burglary24
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson13
Public order & weapons9
Drugs4
Robbery0
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 65 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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