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Heswall

Ward

South Wirral. About 13,335 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 16 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
13,176
1,250th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Heswall compares

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

HeswallMiddle
Population22 wards, Wirral · 2021
Population: every ward in Wirral22 areas from 12,543 to 16,468. The middle area is 14,612. Heswall is 13,176.
13,1764th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Wirral · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wirral22 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Heswall is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Wirral · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wirral22 areas from 88.3% to 99.4%. The middle area is 97.1%. Heswall is 88.3%.
88.3%lowest
Claimant rate22 wards, Wirral · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wirral22 areas from 1.0% to 8.4%. The middle area is 2.8%. Heswall is 1.6%.
1.6%4th lowest

Is Heswall safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heswall at a rate of 33.5 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, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heswall.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (192), other crime (82) and anti-social behaviour (73).

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 ward, so they describe all of Wirral and not Heswall 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
Deprivation score
27.5
Joint 57th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Heswall in brief

Heswall had 13,176 usual residents at the census.

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

In Heswall, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Heswall, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.