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Upton West

Middle area

North west Wirral. 8,317 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Median sale price
£253,500
Joint 2,777th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,071
Joint 3,429th 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
96.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Upton West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upton West at a rate of 51.8 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 offences172
Other crime92
Anti-social behaviour74
Shoplifting35
Criminal damage and arson26
Burglary15
Drug offences8
Vehicle crime6
Robbery3
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Upton West compares

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Upton WestMiddle
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. Upton West is £253,500.
£253,50014th 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. Upton West is 8,071.
8,07113th 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%. Upton West 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%. Upton West is 96.4%.
96.4%16th lowest

Is Upton West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upton West at a rate of 51.8 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, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Upton West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (172), other crime (92) and anti-social behaviour (74).

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 Upton West 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
Upton West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Upton West was £253,500 in 2025.

Upton West had 8,071 usual residents at the census.

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

In Upton West, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.