Liverpool vs Sefton

A side-by-side comparison of the Liverpool and Seftonlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Liverpool is the more populous; council tax is lower in Sefton; Sefton has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Liverpool	Sefton
Population	486,088	279,233
Density	4,346/km²	1,783/km²
Deprivation	49% in most-deprived 10%	20% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,674	£2,583
Schools Good/Outstanding	78%	85%
Aged under 16	17%	17%
Aged 16–64	68%	60%
Aged 65+	15%	23%

Liverpool council area →Sefton council area →