City Profile • Local Authority
Wirral
Wirral is a local authority district comprising 30 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £241k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.5% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 75 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
322,453
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
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Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Wirral authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English92.4%
White: Other White1.8%
White: Irish0.8%
Indian0.6%
Chinese0.6%
Other Asian0.6%
Age Profile
55-59 years7.5%
50-54 years7.2%
60-64 years6.7%
30-34 years6.2%
45-49 years6.2%
10-14 years6.0%
Top Occupations
Professional20.0%
Associate professional13.0%
Caring and leisure11.2%
Managers and directors11.1%
Administrative and secretarial10.4%
Skilled trades9.7%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright35.8%
Owned: Mortgage29.2%
Private rented: Landlord17.0%
Social rented: Other11.5%
Social rented: Council3.9%
Private rented: Other1.9%
Area DNA
family4/10
health8/10
safety6/10
homeown5/10
transit10/10
affluence4/10
diversity1/10
employment3/10
investment5/10