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North West

REGION
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
7,416,900
Households
3,183,143
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.0 per 1k
3,183,143
Households
White Brit. · 81%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£251,659
Median property price
£869
Median rent
199,705
Postcodes
3,183,143
Households
White Brit. · 81%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£251,659
Median property price
£869
Median rent
199,705
Postcodes

Sold prices in North West

England & Wales
Property sales · North West
HM Land Registry · North West
Average price
£254,814
YoY: +1.8%
Median price: £248,021
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2,765 sales · avg £257,639
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£278k£250k£221k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in North West

England & Wales
Crime trends · North West

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12,650
YoY stable
12,65011,2489,846
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3,693
YoY -25%
5,8044,1142,424
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
946
YoY stable
1,131971810
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
792
YoY -10%
1,020855690
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2,268
YoY stable
2,4912,1621,832
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
205
YoY stable
228171113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
2,699
YoY +8%
2,8732,3681,862
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply

29,821
incidents · Jun '26

Private rents in North West

Median private rent

£869/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£692
1 bed
£869
2 bed
£1,039
3 bed
£1,477
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of North West

Coordinates53.6145, -2.5919
Postcodes
199,705
Population (Census)
7,416,900
Households (Census)
3,183,143
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.0 per 1k

Demographics in North West

Ethnicity

Total residents: 7,417,082
White Brit.81.2%
Pakistani4.1%
Other White3.4%
Indian1.9%
African1.7%
+ other · 7.7%

Religion

Total residents: 7,416,989
Christian52.5%
No religion32.6%
Muslim7.6%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 7,416,900
50–6419.8%
35–4918.7%
25–3413.2%
65–7410.2%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%

Households

Total households: 3,183,143
Other18.6%
Any member 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
All members 66+8.6%
+ 7 other households · 37.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for North West

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.89 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.89 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).