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PR9 postcode area · Sefton

The PR9 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sefton, West Lancashire. Area Scores range from 8 to 76 across them. Every full PR9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PR9 district: Marshside scores 76 out of 100 (#1,630 of 6,856 nationally) while Southport Waterfront sits at 8 — neighbours on the map, 68 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £139,000 in Southport Waterfront to £302,500 in Scarisbrick, Halsall & Haskayne — a 2.2× gap within the PR9 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Sefton and West Lancashire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,435a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime80per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PR9 district

£210,000median home sold over the past year · +16.7% over 5 years · +2.4% over the year · 630 sales
Detached£340,000
Semi-detached£214,000
Terraced£172,500
Flat£123,500
Sefton£230,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
MarshsideSefton 1,63076 £257,000
Scarisbrick, Halsall & HaskayneWest Lancashire 2,80959 £302,500
CrossensSefton 2,97357 £217,000
Rufford & BanksWest Lancashire 3,24053 £237,500
Southport KewSefton 4,07740 £250,000
Meols CopSefton 4,11840 £225,000
Hesketh ParkSefton 4,24838 £167,500
Southport High ParkSefton 4,76930 £185,000
Southport WaterfrontSefton 6,3058 £139,000

People living in PR9 Census 2021

Residents70,543
Median age (est.)48
Density389per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 8%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 12% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 33% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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.

Towns & places in PR9

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PR9 district.

Southport

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PR9.

PR8 L39 L40 L37 FY0 L31 L38 FY8

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.