Is Sefton a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Sefton, from official data · 19 postcode districts · 6,713 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Sefton, from official data · 19 postcode districts · 6,713 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Sefton sold for £224,289 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.7% on a year earlier. Across Sefton, police record 85 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Sefton, the nearest primary school is Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, 1.9 mi away; the nearest secondary is Holy Family Catholic High School, 2.6 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is High Pastures Surgery, 2.4 mi away.
Hightown station is 2.6 mi away.
Across Sefton, police record 85 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Sefton sold for £224,289 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.7% on a year earlier. By type: detached £395,919, semi-detached £249,184, terraced £183,852, flats £126,948. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, 1.9 mi away. The nearest secondary school is Holy Family Catholic High School, 2.6 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Hightown is 2.6 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £55,452 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.