Sefton vs Wirral

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

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

	Sefton	Wirral
Population	279,233	320,199
Density	1,783/km²	1,990/km²
Deprivation	20% in most-deprived 10%	25% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,583	£2,501
Schools Good/Outstanding	85%	78%
Aged under 16	17%	18%
Aged 16–64	60%	60%
Aged 65+	23%	22%

Sefton council area →Wirral council area →