Is Union Street in Wirral a nice place to live?

Union Street is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Union Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Union Street is located in the Liscard ward of the Wirral district in Merseyside.
Coordinates 53.41845, -3.028344
Grid Ref SJ317917
Suburb Egremont
Constituency Wallasey

House Prices

The average house price in Union Street is 59.31% higher than the rest of Wirral. The last sale we have on record is CHARTER HOUSE Union Street, that sold for £2,150,000. The average house price in Wirral is £211,447 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Union Street

Date No. Type Price
23/11/2022 CHARTER HOUSE £2,150,000
10/10/2022 43B Terrace £134,000
22/10/2021 53 Terrace £110,000
14/10/2021 23 Terrace £94,000
21/09/2021 6B Semi £110,000
12/03/2021 44 Terrace £106,000
15/05/2020 CHARTER HOUSE £1,300,000
26/02/2020 34 Terrace £60,000
12/02/2020 3 Terrace £86,500

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Union Street, Merseyside

There were 1 street crime incidents in Union Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Merseyside Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Union Street
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Unable to prosecute suspect

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Union Street and compared that to the average for the Liscard ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Union Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Liscard ward

Social economic statistics for Union Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Union Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Union Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Union Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Union Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Union Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Union Street are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Union Street are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Union Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Union Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Union Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Union Street.

Unemployment in Union Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
7.52% of Union Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Union Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Union Street. The proportion of retirees on Union Street is 7.32% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.28% of Union Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Union Street

The proportion of home owners on Union Street is 33.91% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.24% of properties in Union Street are private rented and 60.67% are social rented.
28.09% of residents of Union Street own their home

Country of Birth of Union Street residents

The proportion if Union Street residents born in the UK is 9.02% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.33% of Union Street residents were born outside the UK.
91.67% of Union Street residents were born in the UK

Union Street Summary

Union Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Union Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Union Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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