On average Sefton has average deprivation and average crime levels, with around 72 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 34% below the North West average of 109 per 1,000. Approximately 15.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Sefton is £45,073 per year. There are 92 schools in Sefton: 74 primary (8 Outstanding and 60 Good) and 18 secondary (0 Outstanding and 14 Good). Sefton is home to around 279,233 people, with a population density of about 1,783.4 per km².
Based on 2,942 recent sales, the median property price is £227,250 (about £231 per square foot) in Sefton area, with individual transactions ranging from £27,500 up to £2,827,834.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 530 | £370,000 | £286 |
| Semi-Detached | 1,441 | £240,000 | £239 |
| Terraced | 515 | £174,000 | £187 |
| Flats | 456 | £132,250 | £189 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £285,000 | £110,000 | £165,000 | £98,498 |
| 2017 | £299,000 | £110,000 | £167,000 | £113,875 |
| 2018 | £285,000 | £112,000 | £172,500 | £110,000 |
| 2019 | £315,000 | £117,500 | £178,500 | £115,000 |
| 2020 | £310,000 | £115,000 | £185,000 | £125,000 |
| 2021 | £340,000 | £125,000 | £200,000 | £140,000 |
| 2022 | £364,995 | £127,000 | £223,000 | £150,500 |
| 2023 | £360,000 | £129,250 | £224,973 | £150,000 |
| 2024 | £361,000 | £136,000 | £228,000 | £160,000 |
| 2025 | £372,000 | £132,500 | £235,000 | £175,000 |
| 2026 | £385,000 | £130,000 | £240,000 | £174,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £200 | £155 | £161 | £105 |
| 2017 | £200 | £152 | £167 | £119 |
| 2018 | £207 | £157 | £171 | £120 |
| 2019 | £224 | £161 | £176 | £122 |
| 2020 | £228 | £170 | £183 | £136 |
| 2021 | £243 | £167 | £200 | £153 |
| 2022 | £266 | £180 | £219 | £168 |
| 2023 | £272 | £184 | £221 | £171 |
| 2024 | £284 | £190 | £227 | £173 |
| 2025 | £287 | £192 | £236 | £190 |
| 2026 | £288 | £177 | £237 | £189 |
Sefton records about 72 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a average crime rate for England: it scores 6 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 22 wards of Sefton, Meols has the lowest crime rate, with about 34 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Sefton average is 72 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Sefton is £227,250 (about £231 per square foot) based on 2,942 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Sefton has 74 primary schools (8 rated Outstanding, 60 Good) and 18 secondary schools (14 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Sefton scores 6 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Sefton sits around rank 13,510 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Sefton is around £45,073 per year, and 15% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Sefton spans 4 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Bootle: Peter Dowd (Labour Party), Liverpool Walton: Dan Carden (Labour Party), Sefton Central: Bill Esterson (Labour Party) and Southport: Patrick Hurley (Labour Party).
PR8 5BF
Lake View Close
PR8 1AA
Chapel Street
L10 2JF
Mostyn Avenue
L31 1HE
Park Lane
L30 1BB
Abbeystead Avenue
L20 3DY
Merton Grove
L20 1AD
Campbell Street
L21 1DU
Bower Grove
PR8 1ND
Esplanade
PR8 6JR
Bretton Fold
PR8 5LA
Foul Lane
PR9 0BP
Derby Road
PR8 5HW
Foul Lane
L30 9SL
Netherton Way
L20 6EF
Fairlie Crescent
L22 0AB
Crosby Road North
L20 4RE
Washington Parade
L22 0AD
Crosby Road North
L37 4HD
Battle Way
L10 3LN
Dunnings Bridge Road
L30 1PL
Hereford Drive
L20 0WZ
Orrell Lane
L30 6UH
Park Lane West
L22 1RD
Bath Street
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.