Prenton

Wirral · North West · population 6,066 · 4 LSOAs

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

66Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,308 of 6,856 in England
  • #261 of 932 in North West
  • #13 of 42 in Wirral
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,060
Median age (est.)47
Density3,052per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 11%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 4%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 4%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 32% · 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.

In summary

Prenton is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,308 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 42 in Wirral. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (99) but weak on Health (27). Typical homes here, about £290,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 87 sales), 32% above the wider Wirral median of £220,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,362 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 34 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 65 · #2,377
Employment 46 · #3,693
Education 78 · #1,472
Health 27 · #4,975
Crime 83 · #1,163
Housing & access 99 · #80
Living environment 60 · #2,767

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · +7.4% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,00087+7.4%+31.8%
Detached£430,00024-2.8%+9.4%
Semi-detached£282,00045+11.5%+42.1%
Terraced£165,0009-8.3%-6.2%
Flat£135,0009+4.9%
This area£290,000
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)£39,362±£5,515 · #3,610 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,171
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

83Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

34 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 205 offences
Wirral72
North West82
England83

Rank #709 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences104
Theft26
Burglary13
Vehicle crime4
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons25
Drugs7
Robbery2
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 19 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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