Is Wallasey, Merseyside a nice place to live?

Is Wallasey a nice place to live or is Wallasey a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Wallasey meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Wallasey?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wallasey. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Wallasey. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Wallasey	19288
2	Claughton	12281
3	New Brighton	12171
4	Leasowe and Moreton East	11829
5	Liscard	9283
6	Kirkdale	7086
7	Bidston and St James	6459
8	Seacombe	6353
9	Birkenhead and Tranmere	4830
10	Everton	2640

Is Wallasey a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wallasey, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Wallasey residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Sefton	7.01
Wirral (Wallasey)	7.26
Liverpool	7.98
Knowsley	8.62

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wallasey. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Wallasey. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Wallasey (Best)	10126
2	New Brighton	5087
3	Leasowe and Moreton East	4653
4	Liscard	4192
5	Claughton	4135
6	Kirkdale	1825
7	Seacombe	1770
8	Bidston and St James	1035
9	Birkenhead and Tranmere	804
10	Everton (Worst)	227

Is Wallasey rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wallasey. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Wallasey	18925
2	Claughton	9313
3	New Brighton	8704
4	Leasowe and Moreton East	8116
5	Liscard	7420
6	Kirkdale	4505
7	Seacombe	2802
8	Bidston and St James	2492
9	Birkenhead and Tranmere	1808
10	Everton	1134

How affordable are the rents in Wallasey?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Wallasey rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Merseyside.

Beds	Wirral	Merseyside
1	£400	£450
2	£550	£550
3	£650	£660
4	£875	£908

How much can I earn in Wallasey per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Wallasey, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Wallasey's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Wirral (Wallasey)	£680.50
2	Knowsley	£670.10
3	Liverpool	£646.40
4	Sefton	£646.00

So, is Wallasey a nice place to live?

* Probably.