# Gayton & Lower Heswall

South Wirral. 8,953 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 square kilometres.

Gayton & Lower Heswall had 8,839 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02001506. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £531,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gayton & Lower Heswall was £531,750 in 2025. 793rd most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/gayton-and-lower-heswall#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,839** (2021). Gayton & Lower Heswall had 8,839 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,302nd most populated of 9,448. 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/wirral/gayton-and-lower-heswall#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Gayton & Lower Heswall 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/wirral/gayton-and-lower-heswall#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.9%** (January 2026). In Gayton & Lower Heswall, 87.9% 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/wirral/gayton-and-lower-heswall#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001506) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Gayton & Lower Heswall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02001506) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 158 homes were sold in Gayton & Lower Heswall in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02001506) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Gayton & Lower Heswall.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001506) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Gayton & Lower Heswall had 8,839 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Gayton & Lower Heswall

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gayton & Lower Heswall at a rate of 22.3 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.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 97 |
| Other crime | 33 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Gayton & Lower Heswall compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Gayton & Lower Heswall | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £531,750 | most expensive | 42 middle areas, Wirral · 2025 |
| Population | 8,839 | 4th most populated | 42 middle areas, Wirral · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 42 middle areas, Wirral · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 87.9% | lowest | 42 middle areas, Wirral · Jan 2026 |

## Is Gayton & Lower Heswall safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gayton & Lower Heswall at a rate of 22.3 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, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gayton & Lower Heswall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (97), other crime (33) and anti-social behaviour (24).
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 Gayton & Lower Heswall alone. [See Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)

- **Average house price: £221,673** (August 2026). Wirral’s average house price was £221,673 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,010** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wirral earned a median of £38,010 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 158th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Wirral costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.5** (2025). Wirral has a deprivation score of 27.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 57th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Gayton & Lower Heswall in brief

The median price paid for a home in Gayton & Lower Heswall was £531,750 in 2025.
Gayton & Lower Heswall had 8,839 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Gayton & Lower Heswall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Gayton & Lower Heswall, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001506
- Ward: [Heswall †](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/ward/heswall)
- Constituency: [Wirral West †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wirral-west)
- Council: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 13.70 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,953*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 29

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Heswall](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/heswall), [Neston & Parkgate](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neston-and-parkgate), [Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/poulton-raby-mere-and-thornton-hough), [Pensby & Thingwall](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/pensby-and-thingwall), [Thurstaston & Irby](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/thurstaston-and-irby)

## Latest updates for Gayton & Lower Heswall

- 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/E02001506

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