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Wirral 042E

Neighbourhood

South east Wirral. 1,740 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wirral 042E is in decile 4.

Deprivation score
23.7
Joint 11,951st most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£185,000
Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,687
Joint 14,093rd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Wirral 042E compares

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

Wirral 042EMiddle
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 042E is 23.7.
23.793rd most 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 042E is £185,000.
£185,000joint 61st cheapest
Population209 neighbourhoods, Wirral · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wirral209 areas from 1,022 to 2,260. The middle area is 1,522. Wirral 042E is 1,687.
1,687joint 28th 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 042E is 91.5%.
91.5%joint 22nd lowest

Is Wirral 042E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wirral 042E at a rate of 73.6 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, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wirral 042E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (62), other crime (22) and shoplifting (19).

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 042E 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 042E in brief

Wirral 042E has a deprivation score of 23.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Wirral 042E was £185,000 in 2025.

Wirral 042E had 1,687 usual residents at the census.

In Wirral 042E, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.