Compare

Eastham

Middle area

South east Wirral. 8,412 people in 6.0 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Median sale price
£210,000
Joint 1,700th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,129
Joint 3,323rd most 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
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Eastham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eastham at a rate of 54.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.9 per 1,000 people across Wirral.

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 offences205
Other crime81
Anti-social behaviour75
Criminal damage and arson34
Shoplifting19
Drug offences18
Burglary16
Vehicle crime7
Robbery1
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Eastham compares

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

EasthamMiddle
Median sale price42 middle areas, Wirral · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from £113,500 to £531,750. The middle area is £208,498. Eastham is £210,000.
£210,00020th most expensive
Population42 middle areas, Wirral · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from 6,045 to 9,715. The middle area is 7,610. Eastham is 8,129.
8,12910th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares42 middle areas, Wirral · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Eastham is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage42 middle areas, Wirral · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from 87.9% to 99.7%. The middle area is 97.6%. Eastham is 96.6%.
96.6%18th lowest

Is Eastham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eastham at a rate of 54.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.9 per 1,000 people across Wirral.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Eastham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (205), other crime (81) and anti-social behaviour (75).

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 Wirral

These figures are published for the whole of Wirral, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wirral and not Eastham alone. See Wirral

Average house price
£221,849
Up 6.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,010
158th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.5
Joint 57th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Eastham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Eastham was £210,000 in 2025.

Eastham had 8,129 usual residents at the census.

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

In Eastham, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.