325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Birkenhead

Constituency · E14001091

Ward
Oxton
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Country
England
Constituency
Birkenhead
Police
Merseyside

House prices

£399k£200k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £380k +8.2% +342% -11%
Semi-detached £228k +3.6% +396% -19%
Terraced £133k +3.5% +419% -46%
Flat £123k +6.7% +275% -49%

Median sale prices in Birkenhead from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Prenton High School for Girls 0.7 mi Non-sel 38.9 33%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £819
1 bed £545
2 bed £705
3 bed £862
4+ bed £1,198

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 903
Violence & sexual offences 359
Burglary 22
Anti-social behaviour 79

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY GP practice 0.7 mi
DEVANEY MED CTR GP practice 0.7 mi
WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR GP practice 1.0 mi
WIRRAL BROOK ADVISORY CENTRE GP practice 1.0 mi
GLADSTONE MED CTR GP practice 1.3 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Green Lane Rail Station Rail station 1.3 mi
Green Lane Rail Station Rail station 1.3 mi
Birkenhead Central Rail Station Rail station 1.4 mi
Birkenhead Central Rail Station Rail station 1.5 mi
Rock Ferry Rail Station Rail station 1.7 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 99.7%
Gigabit 96.2%
Full fibre (FTTP) 90.6%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 97.5%
Indoor voice (all) 98.8%
5G outdoor (any) —

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Birkenhead
average (lo–hi)
Overall29% (0–91)
Income31% (0–95)
Employment24% (0–81)
Education37% (0–94)
Health15% (0–65)
Crime34% (0–94)
Housing & services97% (63–100)
Living environment33% (1–83)

Your MP

Alison McGovern MP

Labour

Birkenhead

alison.mcgovern.mp@parliament.uk

http://www.alisonmcgovern.org.uk/

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Play space 0.8 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.7 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.8 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
3 5 7, South Bank II 0.4 mi
11 13, South Bank II 0.4 mi
14, Arno Road II 0.3 mi
20, Fairview Road II 0.3 mi
16, Fairview Road II 0.4 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 10,765
Total registered 11,949
Dormant 160
New (last year) 1,837
New (last 5 years) 5,702

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 6
PM10 10
NO₂ 11
NOₓ 15

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 2
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 2
Cyclist 3

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 1,105,000,000
Cars & taxis 909,500,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Wallasey 6.9 mi
Moreton 6.4 mi
Meols 8.0 mi
West Kirby 8.7 mi
Formby 17.0 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 2,153

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 22.2%
Aged 16–64 69.4%
Aged 65+ 8.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 93.5%
Asian 2.5%
Black 0.7%
Mixed 2.0%
Other 1.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 50.9%
Social rented 5.0%
Private rented 44.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 3.9%
Semi-detached 19.2%
Terraced 59.3%
Flat / maisonette 17.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 35.6%
1 car or van 45.9%
2+ cars or vans 18.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 63.4%
Unemployed 4.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 16.5%
Degree or above 26.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 72.9%
Smoking prevalence 12.0%
Infant mortality 4.3

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.