Pensby & Thingwall

Wirral · North West · population 7,323 · 5 LSOAs

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

83Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,157 of 6,856 in England
  • #145 of 932 in North West
  • #7 of 42 in Wirral
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,333
Median age (est.)50
Density874per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above37%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 8%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 6%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 32% · 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

Pensby & Thingwall is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,157 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 42 in Wirral. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (88) and lowest on Health (43). Typical homes here, about £279,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 106 sales), 27% above the wider Wirral median of £220,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,267 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 25 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 82 · #1,259
Employment 65 · #2,370
Education 88 · #814
Health 43 · #3,885
Crime 81 · #1,314
Housing & access 76 · #1,657
Living environment 75 · #1,705

House prices ?

£279,250median (12m) · +3.4% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£279,250106+3.4%+29.9%
Detached£366,25022+7.7%+12.7%
Semi-detached£268,00079+5.1%+29.0%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£279,250
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)£38,267±£5,372 · #3,943 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,423
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

94Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

25 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 180 offences
Wirral72
North West82
England83

Rank #151 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences88
Theft25
Burglary12
Vehicle crime3
Criminal damage & arson12
Public order & weapons25
Drugs10
Robbery0
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 16 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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