Wirral: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£396,711

Semi-detached

£252,264

Terraced

£177,015

Flat or maisonette

£125,091

First-time buyers

£190,080

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

  334,269 in 1991 → 328,873 in 2024 (−1.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £128,584 in 2005 → £221,849 in 2026 (+72.5%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £380 in 2008 → £603 in 2025 (+58.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  70.9% in 2004 → 74.2% in 2023 (+4.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  4.0% in 2001 → 3.5% in 2025 (−12.5%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,049 in 1997 → £23,294 in 2024 (+131.8%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Wirral; 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

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.4% (January 2026) · 33rd highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access97% (May 2024) · 31st highest of 318
• Housing affordability · Housing5.7× earnings (April 2025) · 51st lowest of 316
• No qualifications · Education & skills3.9% (2023) · 55th lowest of 293

Where it ranks worst

• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing36.7% (2024/25) · 288th lowest of 296
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access71.2 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 321st highest of 361
• New homes · Housing4.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 261st highest of 296
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work3.1% (2024) · 311th highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.5 years · England 80.0 · 103rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.3 years · England 83.8 · 111th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.1 years · England 60.9 · 93rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.1 years · England 61.3 · 80th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)396.7 per 100k · England 321.0 · 122nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)12.0% · England 10.4 · 105th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)71.8% · England 64.6 · 134th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)66.1% · England 68.3 · 115th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.2 score · England 46.0 · 105th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.2% · England 5.8 · 107th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)20.0% · England 19.8 · 91st lowest of 153