Neighbourhoods in Wirral
North West · 42 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).
Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population
#189 of 296 local authorities · 42 neighbourhoods · 322,439 residents
deprivation decile · left = most deprived
Neighbourhoods here span Birkenhead Central (0) to Gayton & Lower Heswall (100); 24% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →
In summary
Wirral contains both ends of the scale: Gayton & Lower Heswall at 100 out of 100 (#32 of 6,856 in England) against Birkenhead Central at 0, a 99-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 12 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 18 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £112,000 in Seacombe to £540,000 in Gayton & Lower Heswall — a 4.8× gap within Wirral.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in Wirral
Towns & places in Wirral
Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gayton & Lower Heswall | 32 | 100 | £540,000 |
| Caldy & Newton | 149 | 98 | £450,000 |
| Bromborough South | 252 | 96 | £255,000 |
| Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough | 320 | 95 | £364,000 |
| Greasby | 437 | 94 | £275,500 |
| Thurstaston & Irby | 780 | 89 | £280,000 |
| Pensby & Thingwall | 1,157 | 83 | £279,250 |
| Great Meols | 1,506 | 78 | £306,500 |
| Saughall Massie | 1,540 | 78 | £233,000 |
| Higher Bebington | 1,609 | 76 | £261,250 |
| Heswall | 1,726 | 75 | £275,000 |
| Noctorum South | 1,794 | 74 | £227,250 |
| Hoylake | 2,308 | 66 | £297,000 |
| Prenton | 2,308 | 66 | £290,000 |
| West Kirby | 2,425 | 65 | £293,000 |
| Woodhey | 2,486 | 64 | £248,000 |
| Upton West | 2,596 | 62 | £251,000 |
| Wallasey Central | 2,959 | 57 | £245,000 |
| Wallasey Village | 3,007 | 56 | £222,500 |
| Lower Bebington & Bromborough Pool | 3,343 | 51 | £205,000 |
| Bromborough North | 3,837 | 44 | £202,500 |
| Eastham | 3,885 | 43 | £210,000 |
| Claughton North | 4,282 | 38 | £184,500 |
| Claughton South & Oxton North | 4,406 | 36 | £175,000 |
| Leasowe | 4,810 | 30 | £205,000 |
| Moreton West | 5,112 | 25 | £195,250 |
| Wallasey East | 5,331 | 22 | £199,998 |
| Liscard | 5,338 | 22 | £168,000 |
| Egerton Park | 5,359 | 22 | £180,000 |
| New Brighton | 5,462 | 20 | £202,500 |
| Oxton South | 5,701 | 17 | £157,500 |
| Noctorum North & Upton East | 6,120 | 11 | £186,250 |
| Bebington New Ferry | 6,325 | 8 | £190,000 |
| Woodchurch | 6,366 | 7 | £150,000 |
| Egremont | 6,579 | 4 | £145,000 |
| Leasowe South & Moreton East | 6,593 | 4 | £203,000 |
| Poulton | 6,689 | 2 | £139,000 |
| Tranmere | 6,730 | 2 | £125,000 |
| Birkenhead South | 6,778 | 1 | £112,750 |
| Bidston Hill | 6,833 | 0 | £127,500 |
| Seacombe | 6,839 | 0 | £112,000 |
| Birkenhead Central | 6,846 | 0 | £115,000 |
Neighbourhood rankings in Wirral
Lowest recorded crime
per 1,000 residents (12m)
| Bromborough South | 19 |
| Caldy & Newton | 20 |
| Gayton & Lower Heswall | 21 |
| Saughall Massie | 22 |
| Greasby | 24 |
Highest household income
net income a year (est.)
| Gayton & Lower Heswall | £48,127 |
| Caldy & Newton | £45,394 |
| Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough | £42,121 |
| Woodhey | £40,662 |
| Greasby | £40,465 |
Most affordable
price ÷ net income
| Birkenhead South | 4.2× |
| Seacombe | 4.2× |
| Bidston Hill | 4.3× |
| Poulton | 4.6× |
| Oxton South | 4.8× |
Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →
Postcode districts in Wirral
Postcode districts that overlap Wirral — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.
People living in Wirral Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Caring & leisure 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 55% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 5%
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.
Nearby areas
Local authorities around Wirral.