Sefton: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£395,919

Semi-detached

£249,184

Terraced

£183,852

Flat or maisonette

£126,948

First-time buyers

£191,851

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  292,935 in 1991 → 286,281 in 2024 (−2.3%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £137,032 in 2005 → £224,289 in 2026 (+63.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £359 in 2008 → £600 in 2025 (+67.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.0% in 2004 → 79.9% in 2023 (+11.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.6% in 2001 → 3.7% in 2025 (+2.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,223 in 1997 → £23,038 in 2024 (+105.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Sefton; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Smokers · Health & wellbeing8.7% (2020 to 2024) · 57th lowest of 373
• Business births · Economy & work11.8% (2024) · 88th highest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access10 min (2019) · 83rd lowest of 326
• Housing affordability · Housing6.2× earnings (April 2025) · 82nd lowest of 316

Where it ranks worst

• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access61.1 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 343rd highest of 361
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills21.0% (2024/25) · 118th lowest of 132
• Job density · Economy & work0.60 jobs per resident (2024) · 307th highest of 350
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing24.7% (2024/25) · 228th lowest of 292

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.7 years · England 80.0 · 99th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.0 years · England 83.8 · 92nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.0 years · England 60.9 · 94th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)59.5 years · England 61.3 · 88th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)362.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 96th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.7% · England 10.4 · 80th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)70.3% · England 64.6 · 124th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)65.2% · England 68.3 · 124th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.4 score · England 46.0 · 125th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.9% · England 5.8 · 48th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.8% · England 19.8 · 88th lowest of 153