Greasby

Wirral · North West · population 8,075 · 6 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #437 of 6,856 in England
  • #50 of 932 in North West
  • #5 of 42 in Wirral
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,073
Median age (est.)53
Density1,522per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above37%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 19%45–64 28%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 55%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 55%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 4%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 64% · No religion 29% · Buddhist 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Greasby is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #437 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 42 in Wirral. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (95) and lowest on Health (52). Typical homes here sold for about £275,500 over the past year, up 25% across five years (from 125 sales), 25% above the wider Wirral median of £220,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #191 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £40,465 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 24 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 93 · #457
Employment 75 · #1,726
Education 95 · #355
Health 52 · #3,323
Crime 95 · #355
Housing & access 93 · #505
Living environment 85 · #1,019

House prices ?

£275,500median (12m) · -0.7% yr · n=125
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£275,500125-0.7%+24.7%
Detached£330,00041-0.8%+11.5%
Semi-detached£270,00067+0.5%+30.1%
Terraced£220,0006+4.8%
Flat£105,00011-13.9%+31.2%
This area£275,500
Wirral£220,000
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)£40,465±£5,700 · #3,281 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,241
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

24 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 194 offences
Wirral72
North West82
England83

Rank #130 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences102
Theft21
Burglary9
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson27
Public order & weapons21
Drugs4
Robbery0
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 28 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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