Moreton West
Wirral · North West · population 8,149 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,112 of 6,856 in England
- #566 of 932 in North West
- #26 of 42 in Wirral
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 15% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 15% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 56% · No religion 36% · Hindu 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.
In summary
Moreton West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,112 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 42 in Wirral. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (96) but weak on Health (8). Typical homes here, about £195,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 106 sales), 11% below the wider Wirral median of £220,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,352 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £195,250 | 106 | -7.5% | +26.0% |
| Detached | £295,000 | 29 | +18.0% | +22.4% |
| Semi-detached | £193,500 | 52 | -12.9% | +24.8% |
| Terraced | £167,250 | 20 | +4.5% | +39.4% |
| Flat | £99,000 | 5 | — | +33.8% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #2,974 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,330 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 301 |
| Theft | 65 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 50 |
| Public order & weapons | 48 |
| Drugs | 30 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Other | 15 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 77 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Wirral
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Breadsall HilltopDerby25£185,000
- Cliftonville & RushmereWest Northamptonshire25£185,000
- Beech HillWigan25£170,000
- Redcar Lakes NorthRedcar and Cleveland25£150,000
- Langney EastEastbourne25£285,000
- TwydallMedway25£310,000