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Marshside

Middle area

North Sefton. 6,932 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 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 Marshside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£260,000
Joint 2,905th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,850
Joint 4,022nd least 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
94.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Marshside

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marshside at a rate of 41.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Sefton.

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 offences126
Other crime60
Anti-social behaviour31
Criminal damage and arson26
Shoplifting26
Vehicle crime6
Drug offences5
Burglary3
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Marshside compares

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

MarshsideMiddle
Median sale price38 middle areas, Sefton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from £100,000 to £390,000. The middle area is £228,125. Marshside is £260,000.
£260,00010th most expensive
Population38 middle areas, Sefton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from 5,594 to 9,672. The middle area is 7,238. Marshside is 6,850.
6,85014th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares38 middle areas, Sefton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Marshside is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Sefton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from 39.3% to 99.6%. The middle area is 95.6%. Marshside is 94.2%.
94.2%14th lowest

Is Marshside safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marshside at a rate of 41.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Sefton.

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

In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Marshside.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (126), other crime (60) and anti-social behaviour (31).

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 Sefton

These figures are published for the whole of Sefton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sefton and not Marshside alone. See Sefton

Average house price
£221,105
Up 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,937
120th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
Joint 93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.1
80th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Marshside in brief

The median price paid for a home in Marshside was £260,000 in 2025.

Marshside had 6,850 usual residents at the census.

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

In Marshside, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.