# Birkenhead

Town in Wirral, North West.

Birkenhead is a town in Wirral, North West. Median sale price £175,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 115.7 per 1,000 people. About 114,569 people.

Town. Code E63001403. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)

Birkenhead is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Birkenhead add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birkenhead was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 126th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/birkenhead#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 109,854** (2021). Birkenhead had 109,854 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 97th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/birkenhead#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Birkenhead 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/town/birkenhead#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.9%** (January 2026). In Birkenhead, 96.9% 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/town/birkenhead#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63001403) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Birkenhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63001403) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,374 homes were sold in Birkenhead in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63001403) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Birkenhead.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63001403) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Birkenhead had 109,854 usual residents at the census.

## How Birkenhead compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Birkenhead | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £175,000 | joint 28th cheapest | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 109,854 | 10th most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.9% | joint 46th highest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Birkenhead safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birkenhead at a rate of 115.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,132 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Birkenhead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (5,238), other crime (2,510) and anti-social behaviour (1,552).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Birkenhead was 115.5 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Birkenhead, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Birkenhead has no single figure. Of its 70 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 32 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Birkenhead

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wirral 010G](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01034836) | 1,256 | 287.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Wirral 010H](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01034837) | 1,634 | 101.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Wirral 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007120) | 1,374 | 98.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.2% |
| [Wirral 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007121) | 1,479 | 271.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% |
| [Wirral 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007122) | 1,554 | 193.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.6% |
| [Wirral 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007123) | 1,603 | 85.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.6% |
| [Wirral 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007124) | 1,687 | 108.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.0% |
| [Wirral 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007125) | 1,594 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007156) | 1,519 | 57.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.0% |
| [Wirral 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007157) | 1,496 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Wirral 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007158) | 1,525 | 69.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.3% |
| [Wirral 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007159) | 1,950 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.4% |
| [Wirral 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007127) | 1,630 | 143.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Wirral 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007128) | 1,691 | 756.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.6% |
| [Wirral 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007129) | 1,448 | 195.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Wirral 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007133) | 1,209 | 219.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Wirral 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01034838) | 1,022 | 403.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.6% |
| [Wirral 016G](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01034839) | 1,042 | 743.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.1% |
| [Wirral 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007299) | 1,277 | 23.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Wirral 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007306) | 1,556 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007297) | 1,489 | 33.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Wirral 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007298) | 1,519 | 16.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.3% |
| [Wirral 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007301) | 1,563 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| [Wirral 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007302) | 1,926 | 112.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.7% |
| [Wirral 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007305) | 1,575 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% |
| [Wirral 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007119) | 1,647 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007161) | 1,543 | 52.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |
| [Wirral 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007162) | 1,451 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007300) | 2,260 | 78.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Wirral 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007155) | 1,693 | 139.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.0% |
| [Wirral 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007160) | 1,609 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| [Wirral 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007240) | 1,608 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.4% |
| [Wirral 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007241) | 1,368 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.1% |
| [Wirral 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007242) | 1,666 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.3% |
| [Wirral 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007130) | 1,789 | 176.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Wirral 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007131) | 1,683 | 110.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007179) | 1,284 | 108.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007291) | 1,632 | 244.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.2% |
| [Wirral 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007292) | 1,551 | 175.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Wirral 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007294) | 1,438 | 72.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007180) | 1,542 | 81.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007181) | 1,512 | 94.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.0% |
| [Wirral 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007239) | 1,652 | 242.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.9% |
| [Wirral 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007243) | 1,536 | 54.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.9% |
| [Wirral 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007244) | 2,153 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007163) | 2,257 | 58.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.7% |
| [Wirral 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007245) | 1,446 | 61.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Wirral 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007246) | 1,396 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007247) | 1,636 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007252) | 1,473 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |
| [Wirral 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007249) | 1,303 | 95.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Wirral 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007251) | 1,092 | 305.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.3% |
| [Wirral 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007257) | 1,295 | 92.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| [Wirral 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007303) | 1,491 | 101.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.4% |
| [Wirral 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007304) | 1,551 | 133.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.2% |
| [Wirral 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007175) | 1,974 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| [Wirral 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007290) | 1,963 | 97.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.5% |
| [Wirral 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007293) | 1,609 | 135.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.7% |
| [Wirral 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007295) | 1,690 | 148.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Wirral 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007296) | 1,702 | 102.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Wirral 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007173) | 1,525 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007174) | 1,701 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Wirral 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007176) | 1,632 | 89.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.9% |
| [Wirral 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007177) | 1,541 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Wirral 029E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007178) | 1,587 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007248) | 1,485 | 34.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.6% |
| [Wirral 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007250) | 1,366 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007253) | 1,590 | 58.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Wirral 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007254) | 1,618 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.4% |
| [Wirral 031E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007289) | 1,629 | 161.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |

## Your MP

- [Birkenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birkenhead): Alison McGovern (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)

## Postcode districts covering Birkenhead

[CH41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41), [CH42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch42), [CH43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch43), [CH49](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch49)

## Middle areas in Birkenhead

[Bidston Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/bidston-hill), [Birkenhead Central](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/birkenhead-central), [Birkenhead South](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/birkenhead-south), [Claughton North](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/claughton-north), [Claughton South & Oxton North](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/claughton-south-and-oxton-north), [Egerton Park](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/egerton-park), [Noctorum North & Upton East](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/noctorum-north-and-upton-east), [Noctorum South](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/noctorum-south), [Oxton South](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/oxton-south), [Prenton](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/prenton), [Tranmere](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/tranmere), [Upton West](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/upton-west), [Woodchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/woodchurch)

## Towns near Birkenhead

[Wallasey](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wallasey), [Greasby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/greasby), [Bebington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bebington), [Heswall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/heswall), [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool), [West Kirby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-kirby)

## Birkenhead in brief

Birkenhead is a town in Wirral, North West.
About 114,569 people lived in Birkenhead in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £175,000 in 2025 across 1,374 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 115.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Birkenhead was £175,000 in 2025.
Birkenhead had 109,854 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Birkenhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Birkenhead, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001403
- Constituency: [Birkenhead †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birkenhead)
- Council: [Wirral †](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 26.56 km²
- People, mid-2024: 114,569*
- Neighbourhoods: 70
- Output areas: 361

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Wallasey](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wallasey), [Bebington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bebington), [Greasby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/greasby), [Heswall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/heswall), [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool), [West Kirby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-kirby)

## Latest updates for Birkenhead

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001403

## How to cite

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