Wallasey East

Wirral · North West · population 7,554 · 5 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,331 of 6,856 in England
  • #599 of 932 in North West
  • #27 of 42 in Wirral
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,605
Median age (est.)45
Density7,513per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above29%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 30%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 8%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 37%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors10%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · 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

Wallasey East is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,331 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #27 of 42 in Wirral. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (99) but weak on Living environment (2). Typical homes here, about £199,998 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 49% in five years (from 118 sales), 9% below the wider Wirral median of £220,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,584 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 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.

Income 35 · #4,447
Employment 19 · #5,544
Education 47 · #3,618
Health 8 · #6,270
Crime 41 · #4,070
Housing & access 99 · #53
Living environment 2 · #6,743

House prices ?

£199,998median (12m) · +8.1% yr · n=118
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£199,998118+8.1%+48.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£230,000610.0%+35.3%
Terraced£175,00043+5.7%+40.0%
Flat£150,25010+15.6%+53.3%
This area£199,998
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)£32,584±£4,566 · #5,807 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,227
Price-to-income ?6.1×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 ?

50Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 442 offences
Wirral72
North West82
England83

Rank #2,751 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences286
Theft20
Burglary10
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson42
Public order & weapons39
Drugs24
Robbery3
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 55 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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