# Wallasey

Town in Wirral, North West.

Wallasey is a town in Wirral, North West. Median sale price £190,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 79.6 per 1,000 people. About 87,335 people.

Town. Code E63001362. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)

Wallasey is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Wallasey 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: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wallasey was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 180th 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/wallasey#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 85,619** (2021). Wallasey had 85,619 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 126th 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/wallasey#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Wallasey 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/wallasey#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.3%** (January 2026). In Wallasey, 96.3% 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/wallasey#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63001362) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Wallasey 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=E63001362) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,298 homes were sold in Wallasey in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63001362) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Wallasey.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63001362) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Wallasey had 85,619 usual residents at the census.

## How Wallasey compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Wallasey | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £190,000 | joint 46th cheapest | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 85,619 | 17th 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 | 96.3% | joint 64th highest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Wallasey safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wallasey at a rate of 79.6 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, 609 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wallasey.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,291), other crime (1,161) and anti-social behaviour (894).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Wallasey was 80.8 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 Wallasey, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Wallasey has no single figure. Of its 56 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 16 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Wallasey

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wirral 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007229) | 1,653 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.2% |
| [Wirral 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007230) | 1,240 | 86.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Wirral 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007231) | 1,556 | 35.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.2% |
| [Wirral 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007237) | 1,595 | 134.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 77.1% |
| [Wirral 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007238) | 1,551 | 140.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.0% |
| [Wirral 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007218) | 1,522 | 68.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007232) | 1,564 | 48.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007233) | 1,702 | 70.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.9% |
| [Wirral 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007234) | 1,498 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.6% |
| [Wirral 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007236) | 1,319 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Wirral 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007307) | 1,683 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Wirral 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007308) | 1,410 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.2% |
| [Wirral 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007312) | 1,474 | 58.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Wirral 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007313) | 1,561 | 87.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.5% |
| [Wirral 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007315) | 1,486 | 35.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007211) | 1,162 | 21.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Wirral 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007235) | 1,513 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Wirral 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007310) | 1,317 | 30.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.9% |
| [Wirral 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007311) | 1,397 | 10.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007314) | 1,418 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Wirral 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007316) | 1,491 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Wirral 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007215) | 1,471 | 146.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.2% |
| [Wirral 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007216) | 1,548 | 155.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.9% |
| [Wirral 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007219) | 1,495 | 95.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Wirral 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007220) | 1,394 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Wirral 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007275) | 1,430 | 210.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Wirral 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007203) | 1,927 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.8% |
| [Wirral 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007205) | 1,621 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Wirral 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007210) | 2,020 | 80.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Wirral 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007309) | 1,478 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Wirral 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007212) | 1,439 | 45.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Wirral 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007213) | 1,476 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.5% |
| [Wirral 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007214) | 1,544 | 88.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Wirral 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007217) | 1,675 | 180.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% |
| [Wirral 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007276) | 1,486 | 51.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Wirral 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007272) | 1,418 | 94.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.6% |
| [Wirral 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007273) | 1,313 | 127.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Wirral 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007274) | 1,367 | 288.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Wirral 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007277) | 1,388 | 93.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Wirral 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007278) | 1,465 | 155.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Wirral 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007204) | 1,723 | 110.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Wirral 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007206) | 1,845 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.3% |
| [Wirral 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007207) | 1,407 | 123.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Wirral 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007209) | 1,416 | 75.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.4% |
| [Wirral 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007269) | 1,706 | 151.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 63.4% |
| [Wirral 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007270) | 1,743 | 132.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.9% |
| [Wirral 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007271) | 1,588 | 64.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Wirral 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007208) | 1,664 | 84.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Wirral 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007221) | 1,472 | 81.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Wirral 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007225) | 2,099 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Wirral 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007227) | 1,524 | 104.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.0% |
| [Wirral 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007228) | 1,399 | 67.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007222) | 1,526 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Wirral 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007223) | 1,409 | 37.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.5% |
| [Wirral 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007224) | 1,445 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.6% |
| [Wirral 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007226) | 1,577 | 22.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Wallasey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wallasey): Dame Angela Eagle (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 Wallasey

[CH44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch44), [CH45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch45), [CH46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch46)

## Middle areas in Wallasey

[Egremont](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/egremont), [Leasowe](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/leasowe), [Leasowe South & Moreton East](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/leasowe-south-and-moreton-east), [Liscard](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/liscard), [Moreton West](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/moreton-west), [New Brighton](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/new-brighton), [Poulton](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/poulton), [Saughall Massie](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/saughall-massie), [Seacombe](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/seacombe), [Wallasey Central](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/wallasey-central), [Wallasey East](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/wallasey-east), [Wallasey Village](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/wallasey-village)

## Towns near Wallasey

[Birkenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/birkenhead), [Greasby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/greasby), [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool), [Bootle](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bootle), [Crosby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/crosby), [West Kirby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-kirby)

## Wallasey in brief

Wallasey is a town in Wirral, North West.
About 87,335 people lived in Wallasey in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £190,000 in 2025 across 1,298 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 79.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Wallasey was £190,000 in 2025.
Wallasey had 85,619 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wallasey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wallasey, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001362
- Constituency: [Wallasey †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wallasey)
- Council: [Wirral †](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 16.82 km²
- People, mid-2024: 87,335*
- Neighbourhoods: 56
- Output areas: 292

* 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

[Birkenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/birkenhead), [Greasby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/greasby), [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool), [Bootle](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bootle), [Crosby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/crosby), [West Kirby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-kirby)

## Latest updates for Wallasey

- 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/E63001362

## How to cite

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