# Birkdale

North west Sefton. 9,346 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.0 square kilometres.

Birkdale had 9,277 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02001437. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £322,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birkdale was £322,500 in 2025. Joint 3,066th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/birkdale#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,277** (2021). Birkdale had 9,277 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,835th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/birkdale#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Birkdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/birkdale#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 55.6%** (January 2026). In Birkdale, 55.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/birkdale#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001437) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Birkdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02001437) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 167 homes were sold in Birkdale in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02001437) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Birkdale.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001437) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Birkdale had 9,277 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Birkdale

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birkdale at a rate of 49.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Sefton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 183 |
| Other crime | 83 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 |
| Drug offences | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 31 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Birkdale compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Birkdale | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £322,500 | 4th most expensive | 38 middle areas, Sefton · 2025 |
| Population | 9,277 | 4th most populated | 38 middle areas, Sefton · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 38 middle areas, Sefton · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 55.6% | 4th lowest | 38 middle areas, Sefton · Jan 2026 |

## Is Birkdale safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birkdale at a rate of 49.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Sefton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 40 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Birkdale.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (183), other crime (83) and anti-social behaviour (59).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Sefton

These figures are published for the whole of Sefton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sefton and not Birkdale alone. [See Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)

- **Average house price: £224,289** (July 2026). Sefton’s average house price was £224,289 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,937** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sefton earned a median of £36,937 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.1×** (2025). A home in Sefton costs 6.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 103rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.1** (2025). Sefton has a deprivation score of 25.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 80th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Birkdale in brief

The median price paid for a home in Birkdale was £322,500 in 2025.
Birkdale had 9,277 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Birkdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Birkdale, 55.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001437
- Ward: [Duke's †](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/ward/dukes)
- Constituency: [Southport †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southport)
- Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 9.02 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,346*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 33

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Hillside](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/hillside), [Southport South](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/southport-south), [Southport Waterfront](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/southport-waterfront), [Ainsdale West](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/ainsdale-west), [Ainsdale East](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/ainsdale-east), [Southport Kew](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/southport-kew)

## Latest updates for Birkdale

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001437

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/birkdale