Sefton Area Guide | £242k Median Price | Sipuha

Sefton

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
279,379
Households
123,034
123,034
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 64%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
£241,855
Median property price
£805
Median rent
6,704
Postcodes
123,034
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 64%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
£241,855
Median property price
£805
Median rent
6,704
Postcodes

Sold prices in Sefton

England & Wales
Property sales · Sefton
HM Land Registry · Sefton
Average price
£241,885
YoY: -1.1%
Median price: £242,263
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 105 sales · avg £245,252
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£256k£237k£217k
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.

Flood risk in Sefton

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Sefton.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Sefton

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Sefton

Hightown is a 52-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 4.1 km

  • Hightown

    Rail

    4.1 km
  • Formby

    Rail

    5.2 km
  • Maghull North

    Rail

    5.5 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Sefton

GPs make up most of the mapped places

25 GPs · 10 Hospitals · 8 Libraries · 46 in all

  • GPs25
  • Hospitals10
  • Libraries8
  • Museums3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Sefton

Median private rent

£805/month

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

£616
1 bed
£805
2 bed
£982
3 bed
£1,400
4 bed

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

Overview of Sefton

Coordinates53.5370, -2.9977
Postcodes
6,704
Population (Census)
279,379
Households (Census)
123,034

Demographics in Sefton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 279,263
White Brit.91.8%
Other White3.1%
+ other · 5.1%

Religion

Total residents: 279,251
Christian64.4%
No religion28.6%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 279,379
50–6422.1%
35–4917.6%
65–7411.9%
25–3411.6%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%

Households

Total households: 123,034
Other17.6%
Any member 66+16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
All members 66+10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
+ 7 other households · 35.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Sefton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.03 (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 5.03 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).