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Wirral 031E

Neighbourhood

East Wirral. 1,718 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wirral 031E is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
76.1
Joint 110th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,629
Joint 16,713th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wirral 031E compares

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

Wirral 031EMiddle
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 031E is 76.1.
76.16th most deprived
Population209 neighbourhoods, Wirral · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wirral209 areas from 1,022 to 2,260. The middle area is 1,522. Wirral 031E is 1,629.
1,62953rd 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 031E is 98.9%.
98.9%joint 97th highest
Claimant rate208 neighbourhoods, Wirral · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Wirral208 areas from 0.4% to 14.8%. The middle area is 2.7%. Wirral 031E is 8.3%.
8.3%joint 10th highest

Is Wirral 031E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wirral 031E at a rate of 161.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 108.2 per 1,000 people across Bebington New Ferry.

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

In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wirral 031E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (130), other crime (57) and criminal damage and arson (41).

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 031E 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 031E in brief

Wirral 031E has a deprivation score of 76.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Wirral 031E had 1,629 usual residents at the census.

In Wirral 031E, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wirral 031E, 8.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.