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Formby South West

Middle area

West Sefton. 5,448 people in 5.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Formby South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£380,000
Joint 2,155th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,644
Joint 2,324th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Formby South West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Formby South West at a rate of 67.4 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences97
Shoplifting96
Anti-social behaviour66
Other crime45
Criminal damage and arson22
Drug offences15
Burglary8
Vehicle crime8
Robbery7
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Formby South West compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Formby South WestMiddle
Median sale price38 middle areas, Sefton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from £100,000 to £390,000. The middle area is £228,125. Formby South West is £380,000.
£380,0002nd most expensive
Population38 middle areas, Sefton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from 5,594 to 9,672. The middle area is 7,238. Formby South West is 5,644.
5,6442nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares38 middle areas, Sefton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Formby South West is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Sefton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from 39.3% to 99.6%. The middle area is 95.6%. Formby South West is 95.6%.
95.6%joint 18th highest

Is Formby South West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Formby South West at a rate of 67.4 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 Formby South West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (97), shoplifting (96) and anti-social behaviour (66).

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 Formby South West alone. See Sefton

Average house price
£224,289
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,937
120th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.1×
Joint 103rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.1
80th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Formby South West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Formby South West was £380,000 in 2025.

Formby South West had 5,644 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Formby South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Formby South West, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.