North West

35 local authorities. Average Area Score shown per authority.

41

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#8 of 9 regions · 932 neighbourhoods · 7,515,718 residents

Income45
Employment39
Education46
Health31
Crime40
Housing & access61
Living env.42
Decile 1: 22% of residentsDecile 2: 12% of residentsDecile 3: 12% of residentsDecile 4: 9% of residentsDecile 5: 6% of residentsDecile 6: 7% of residentsDecile 7: 8% of residentsDecile 8: 7% of residentsDecile 9: 8% of residentsDecile 10: 9% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Central Blackpool (0) to Bramhall West (100); 22% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

There is a sharp split within the North West: Bramhall West scores 100 out of 100 (#1 of 6,856 nationally) while South Promenade & Seasiders Way sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 100 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 259 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 441 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £75,500 in Nelson Bradley to £705,000 in Prestbury & Adlington — a 9.3× gap within the North West. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.)

Living here

Typical net household income£34,471a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime82per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied63%

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 North West

£225,000median home sold over the past year · +25.0% over 5 years · +2.3% over the year · 92,105 sales
Detached£370,000
Semi-detached£235,000
Terraced£165,000
Flat£150,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Avg Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap an authority to browse it →
Local authorityAreasAvg score
Ribble Valley 881
Cheshire East 5268
South Ribble 1768
Trafford 2866
Warrington 2562

Neighbourhood rankings in North West

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Hightown, Mossley & Timbersbrook13
Aughton18
Appleton19
Bromborough South19
Penwortham North19

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Castlefield & Deansgate£53,377
Hale£52,936
Pier Head£50,733
Bramhall South & Woodford£50,326
Prestbury & Adlington£50,297

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Central Burnley & Daneshouse2.7×
Nelson Bradley2.8×
Central & Islington3.0×
Accrington West3.1×
Nelson East3.2×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

People living in North West Census 2021

Residents7,417,446
Median age (est.)41
Density526per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above31%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 18%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 8%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 8%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 33% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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.

Nearby areas

Regions bordering North West.