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Great Crosby

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South Sefton. About 11,947 people in 2.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Great Crosby, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,818
1,667th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.0%
4,012th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Great Crosby compares

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

Great CrosbyMiddle
Population22 wards, Sefton · 2021
Population: every ward in Sefton22 areas from 11,547 to 14,822. The middle area is 12,471. Great Crosby is 11,818.
11,8183rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Sefton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Sefton22 areas from 42.2% to 99.2%. The middle area is 95.7%. Great Crosby is 97.4%.
97.4%joint 5th highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Sefton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Sefton22 areas from 1.7% to 8.1%. The middle area is 3.0%. Great Crosby is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Sefton · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Sefton22 areas from 52.3% to 67.1%. The middle area is 61.9%. Great Crosby is 62.0%.
62.0%11th highest

Figures for the whole of Sefton

These figures are published for the whole of Sefton, not for each ward, so they describe all of Sefton and not Great Crosby 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.1×
103rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.1
80th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Great Crosby in brief

Great Crosby had 11,818 usual residents at the census.

In Great Crosby, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Great Crosby, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.0% of residents in Great Crosby were aged 15 to 64 at the census.