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Wirral 042A

Neighbourhood

South east Wirral. 1,924 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wirral 042A is in decile 8.

Deprivation score
10.5
Joint 9,320th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£224,500
Joint 8,871st cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,834
Joint 8,888th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Wirral 042A compares

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

Wirral 042AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only209 neighbourhoods, Wirral · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Wirral209 areas from 2.3 to 78.8. The middle area is 20.2. Wirral 042A is 10.5.
10.5joint 64th least deprived
Median sale price197 neighbourhoods, Wirral · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Wirral197 areas from £94,000 to £890,000. The middle area is £225,000. Wirral 042A is £224,500.
£224,50097th cheapest
Population209 neighbourhoods, Wirral · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wirral209 areas from 1,022 to 2,260. The middle area is 1,522. Wirral 042A is 1,834.
1,834joint 14th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage209 neighbourhoods, Wirral · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Wirral209 areas from 63.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.6%. Wirral 042A is 93.2%.
93.2%joint 33rd lowest

Is Wirral 042A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wirral 042A at a rate of 62.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 54.3 per 1,000 people across Eastham.

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

In August 2026 alone, 17 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wirral 042A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (54), violence and sexual offences (35) and other crime (10).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Wirral and not Wirral 042A alone. See Wirral

Average house price
£221,673
Up 5.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,010
158th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
329,896
Up 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Wirral 042A in brief

Wirral 042A has a deprivation score of 10.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Wirral 042A was £224,500 in 2025.

Wirral 042A had 1,834 usual residents at the census.

In Wirral 042A, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.