Empress Road, Wallasey, CH44 0AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CH44 0AL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.7%	50.7%	0.0%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	49.3%	49.3%	0.0%	49.0%	0.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CH44 0AL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.1% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.2%	47.1%	2.9%	37.9%	9.2%
Married: Opposite sex	38.6%	32.9%	-5.7%	44.2%	-11.3%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.1%	3.2%	2.1%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	11.2%	14.3%	3.1%	9.1%	5.2%
Widowed	4.2%	2.5%	-1.7%	6.1%	-3.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48%	42%	-6.0%	48.4%	-6.4%
Good health	32.9%	37.2%	4.3%	33.6%	3.6%
Fair health	11.7%	14.2%	2.5%	12.7%	1.5%
Bad health	5%	4%	-1.0%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	2.4%	2.6%	0.2%	1.2%	1.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 21.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.9%	18.9%	1.0%	18.2%	0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.1%	11.4%	-4.7%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	22.5%	17.8%	-4.7%	13.4%	4.4%
Apprenticeship	5.6%	6.8%	1.2%	5.3%	1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	19.3%	22.1%	2.8%	16.9%	5.2%
Degree or Similar	16.5%	21.4%	4.9%	33.8%	-12.4%
Other	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 94.1% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	98.1%	94.1%	-4.0%	81.4%	12.7%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 92.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	97.9%	92.9%	-5.0%	83.2%	9.7%
European Union	0.3%	4.3%	4.0%	6.1%	-1.8%
Middle East and Asia	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	5.6%	-4.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	97.9%	92.6%	-5.3%	83.2%	9.4%
10+ Years	0%	3.1%	3.1%	9.8%	-6.7%
5-10 Years	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.9%	-2.3%
2-5 Years	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	1.3%	2.5%	1.2%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.5%	76.7%	3.8%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	16.1%	13.5%	2.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.9%	37.2%	10.7%
Christian	43.3%	46.2%	-2.9%
Muslim	1.1%	6.5%	-5.4%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Empress Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Empress Road was 48.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 48.1% lower than the Liscard average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Empress Road has the 47th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Liscard and the 524th lowest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -72.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,500

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in CH44 0AL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Empress Road are based on 61 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wirral.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Empress Road, Wallasey, CH44 0AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for CH44 0AL

Average Price
£155,668

Semi-Detached
£152,243

Terraced
£159,778

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Empress Road

Average Price
£158,869

Semi-Detached
£155,768

Terraced
£163,993

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Empress Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Empress Road, Wallasey, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£196,000	2024-01-26	£211,664
8 Empress Road, Wallasey, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2022-11-18	£124,000
6 Empress Road, Wallasey, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£108,000	2017-03-30	£161,383
2 Empress Road, Wallasey, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£75,000	2016-12-12	£112,393
16 Empress Road, Wallasey, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£75,000	2016-07-26	£113,203

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CH44 0AL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	90
Part-Time Employee	53
Retired	41
Student (economically inactive)	22
Self-Employed	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Unemployed	14
Other	12
Looking after home or family	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	30
Manufacturing	22
Education	19
Construction	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Other	11
Transport and storage	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Somerville Nursery School Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB	3out of 4	982 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leasowe Nursery School and Family Centre Twickenham Drive , Moreton CH46 2QF	3out of 4	3,859 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Spencer Street , L6 2WF	4out of 4	5,094 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Nursery School Cambridge Road , Bootle L20 9LQ	3out of 4	5,195 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Egremont Primary School Church Street , CH44 8AF	3out of 4	551 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Liscard Primary School Withens Lane , CH45 7NQ	4out of 4	636 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Ashburton Road , CH44 5XB	3out of 4	670 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Somerville Primary School Northbrook Road , CH44 9AR	3out of 4	802 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Primary School Love Lane , CH44 5RN	3out of 4	899 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Oldershaw School Valkyrie Road , CH45 4RJ	3out of 4	1,094 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Weatherhead High School Breck Rd , CH44 3HS	4out of 4	1,617 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Wallasey Village , CH45 3LN	2out of 4	2,142 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Mosslands School Mosslands Drive , CH45 8PJ	3out of 4	2,193 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Birkenhead Park School Park Road South , CH43 4UY	2out of 4	3,464 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birkenhead Sixth Form College Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ	- not rated	3,204 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT	- not rated	3,304 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Baird College Balliol Road , L20 7EW	- not rated	4,652 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The City of Liverpool College Clarence Street , L3 5TP	- not rated	4,904 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College Mount Street , L1 9HF	- not rated	5,219 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birkenhead High School Academy 86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY	4out of 4	3,903 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Girls	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elleray Park School Elleray Park Road , CH45 0LH	4out of 4	1,845 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kilgarth School Cavendish Street , CH41 8BA	4out of 4	2,351 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Life Wirral (Independent) Sport School 126 Victoria Road , CH45 9LD	- not rated	2,384 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Hospitals' School 157 Park Road North , Claughton CH41 0EZ	4out of 4	3,087 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Wirral The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA	- not rated	3,440 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Shuey's	22 Crescent Road, Egremont	169 yd
Serpentine Family Church	102 Liscard Road, Liscard	190 yd
Manor Childcare Centre	Manor Childcare, 77 Martins Lane	279 yd
Community Spirit	Central Park, 109 Liscard Road	397 yd
The Old Egremont Mission Building	Egremont Mission, Guildford Street	423 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Park View Social Club	86 Liscard Road, Liscard	256 yd
Saddle Inn	30 Withens Lane, Liscard	429 yd
The Primrose	The Primrose, Liscard	445 yd
Wallasey Conservative Club	90 Manor Road, Liscard	524 yd
Misty Blues	Manor Road, Liscard	546 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Martins Lane Fish And Chips	90 Martins Lane, Liscard	197 yd
Big Fish	72 Trafalgar Road, Egremont	294 yd
Nihao Fish Bar	68 Liscard Road, Egremont	428 yd
Wing Shak	74 Liscard Road, Egremont	428 yd
Frans Kitchen	66 Liscard Road, Egremont	428 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
McColls	30 Trafalgar Road, Egremont	343 yd
Tesco	111 King Street, Egremont	479 yd
Iceland	30 Liscard Way, Liscard	612 yd
Heron Foods	Heron Foods, Liscard	716 yd
Tesco	15-17 Liscard Village, Liscard	753 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Central Park Liscard Road	grass pitches	602 yd
Withensfield Playing Field (The Delph) LONGLAND ROAD	grass pitches	814 yd
World Class Gym 5-6 5-6 WALLASEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	818 yd
Oxton Park 284A 284A POULTON ROAD	grass pitches	930 yd
New Brighton Cricket Club RAKE LANE	grass pitches	1,082 yd
Guinea Gap Leisure Centre RIVERVIEW ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,086 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	143.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CH44 0AL