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Heswall

Middle area

South west Wirral. 7,698 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Heswall’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£275,000
3,236th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,521
4,375th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Heswall compares

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

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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. Heswall is £275,000.
£275,00011th highest
Population42 middle areas, Wirral · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from 6,045 to 9,715. The middle area is 7,610. Heswall is 7,521.
7,52117th lowest
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%. Heswall is 91.8%.
91.8%4th lowest
Claimant rate42 middle areas, Wirral · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from 0.7% to 10.4%. The middle area is 2.6%. Heswall is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 13th lowest

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 Heswall 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.5
57th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Heswall in brief

The median price paid for a home in Heswall was £275,000 in 2025.

Heswall had 7,521 usual residents at the census.

In Heswall, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Heswall, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.