Is Wirral a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wirral, from official data · 23 postcode districts · 8,691 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wirral, from official data · 23 postcode districts · 8,691 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 Wirral sold for £221,849 in the latest House Price Index, up 6.7% on a year earlier. Across Wirral, police record 79 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Wirral, the nearest primary school is Townfield Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Ridgeway High School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Holmlands Med Ctr, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
Upton station is 1.1 mi away, about a 22 minute walk; the nearest park, Duck Pond Lake Park, is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
Across Wirral, police record 79 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 Wirral sold for £221,849 in the latest House Price Index, up 6.7% on a year earlier. By type: detached £396,711, semi-detached £252,264, terraced £177,015, flats £125,091. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Townfield Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Ridgeway High School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Upton is 1.1 mi away, about a 22 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £49,324 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.