Poulton South

Wyre · North West · population 8,522 · 5 LSOAs

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

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #684 of 6,856 in England
  • #88 of 932 in North West
  • #1 of 14 in Wyre
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,297
Median age (est.)52
Density1,741per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above35%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 30%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 53%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 53%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 2%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 64% · No religion 30% · Muslim 0%

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

Poulton South is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #684 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 14 in Wyre. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (88) and lowest on Health (57). Typical homes here sold for about £251,250 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 140 sales), 26% above the wider Wyre median of £199,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #99 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £37,208 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 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 88 · #793
Employment 74 · #1,767
Education 87 · #862
Health 57 · #2,925
Crime 82 · #1,266
Housing & access 86 · #985
Living environment 76 · #1,650

House prices ?

£251,250median (12m) · +6.9% yr · n=140
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£251,250140+6.9%+19.6%
Detached£325,00053-3.0%+20.9%
Semi-detached£225,00070+19.2%+37.3%
Terraced£170,00015+4.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£251,250
Wyre£199,000
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)£37,208±£5,230 · #4,300 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,101
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 326 offences
Wyre62
North West82
England83

Rank #1,108 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences182
Theft38
Burglary13
Vehicle crime36
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons20
Drugs3
Robbery0
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 110 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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