Leasowe South & Moreton East

Wirral · North West · population 6,313 · 4 LSOAs

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

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,593 of 6,856 in England
  • #846 of 932 in North West
  • #36 of 42 in Wirral
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,393
Median age (est.)38
Density2,450per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above19%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 41%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 41%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 20%Other: 11%
One person 37%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 20%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 15% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure15%
Elementary14%
Skilled trades12%
Professional11%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

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

Leasowe South & Moreton East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,593 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #36 of 42 in Wirral. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (93) but weak on Health (1). Typical homes here, about £203,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 45% in five years (from 75 sales), 8% below the wider Wirral median of £220,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,323 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 91 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 4 · #6,606
Employment 2 · #6,750
Education 6 · #6,435
Health 1 · #6,805
Crime 21 · #5,414
Housing & access 93 · #492
Living environment 68 · #2,192

House prices ?

£203,000median (12m) · -3.3% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£203,00075-3.3%+45.0%
Detached£280,00023-6.4%+21.5%
Semi-detached£206,37024+3.7%+38.0%
Terraced£156,00025+4.7%+38.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£203,000
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)£29,323±£4,232 · #6,517 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,030
Price-to-income ?6.9×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

91 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 576 offences
Wirral72
North West82
England83

Rank #4,600 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences308
Theft37
Burglary18
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson70
Public order & weapons77
Drugs33
Robbery6
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 69 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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