174,297
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,714 · 5.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£252,572
Median property price
8,694
Postcodes
Overview of Wirral
Coordinates53.3785, -3.0612
Postcodes
8,694
Population (Census)
320,198
Households (Census)
174,297
Recorded crime · May '26
1,714 · 5.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wirral
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.63 (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 4.63 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Wirral
Property sales · Wirral
HM Land Registry · Wirral
Average price
£244,335
YoY: -0.3%
Median price: £244,583
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 109 sales · avg £239,818
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£268k£231k£195k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Wirral
Crime trends · Wirral
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
807705603
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
737
YoY stable
ASB
293208123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
190
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
956127
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
33
YoY -47%
Burglary
564432
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
51
YoY stable
Criminal damage
181152123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
148
YoY stable
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
15310149
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
141
YoY +33%
Demographics in Wirral
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.4%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Christian55.0%
No religion37.3%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6421.4%
35–4917.9%
65–7411.9%
25–3411.8%
75–847.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children20.7%
Other13.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent13.2%
Any member 66+10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.5%
+ 8 other households · 34.5%
Wards in Wirral
Heswall
IMD 9.33474 postcodes
Clatterbridge
IMD 8.03406 postcodes
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
IMD 7.95343 postcodes
West Kirby and Thurstaston
IMD 7.93398 postcodes
Hoylake and Meols
IMD 7.31454 postcodes
Wallasey
IMD 6.34358 postcodes
Eastham
IMD 5.94329 postcodes
Bebington
IMD 5.76413 postcodes
Oxton
IMD 5.02345 postcodes
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
IMD 4.63330 postcodes
Bromborough
IMD 3.78515 postcodes
Upton
IMD 3.74366 postcodes
Claughton
IMD 3.72357 postcodes
New Brighton
IMD 2.99350 postcodes
Leasowe and Moreton East
IMD 2.93338 postcodes
Liscard
IMD 2.49426 postcodes
Rock Ferry
IMD 1.42340 postcodes
Bidston and St James
IMD 1.24469 postcodes
Seacombe
IMD 1.12442 postcodes
Birkenhead and Tranmere
IMD 1.08599 postcodes
Schools in Wirral
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Brackenwood Infant School
Wirral · CH63 2HN
Outstanding
2.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Wirral · CH46 1RA
Outstanding
2.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Elleray Park School
Wirral · CH45 0LH
Outstanding
3.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Gilbrook School
Wirral · CH49 8HE
Outstanding
1.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Kilgarth School
Wirral · CH41 8BA
Outstanding
1.6 mi
SecondaryStateBoys · Ages 11–16
Mersey Park Primary School
Wirral · CH42 0PH
Outstanding
1.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Wirral · CH49 1RE
Outstanding
2.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Thornton Hough Primary School
Wirral · CH63 1JJ
Outstanding
4.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
Wirral · CH61 0HH
Outstanding
3.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Town Lane Infant School
Wirral · CH63 8LD
Outstanding
2.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.