Maghull
Maghull is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 26,997. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, with 13 bus stops and Maghull North railway station 1 km away. There were around 83 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Maghull area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Lancashire area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 117,431 residents at roughly 339 people per km².
- Council
- West Lancashire
- County
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Police force
- Lancashire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 62nd of 294 English council areas — better than 79% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
7°CClear
- Today: 11° / 6° · 12% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:37
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
41US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
71 reported · August 2026▼ 22% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences24
- Anti-social behaviour14
- Burglary6
- Other theft6
5 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Sudell · Merseyside
Local policing priorities
- Vehicle crime - There has been an increase in Theft of and thefts from motor vehicles.
- Youth related anti social behaviour.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
185 reported road collisions (2025)
67 killed or seriously injured · 254 casualties · 15.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
135 food businesses within 2 miles
- 121 rated 4–5 ★ (99 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Maghull (1.3 km)
- 56 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Maghull (1.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£240,850 average▲ 5.6% YoY
Across West Lancashire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£805 average monthly rent▲ 5.6% YoY
- 1 bed £588
- 2 bed £731
- 3 bed £845
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.1 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,476 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (10 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (11.6 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
59 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Meadows Leisure Centre (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms3
- Sports pitches47
- Playgrounds12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
117,431 residents in West Lancashire · 339/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,994
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,457
- Net moves+1,537
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 176 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,456 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (28% of 52,760)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
73 schools · 16,020 pupils
55 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 23 of 27 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
68 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Burscough Priory AcademyGood
- Lathom High School : A Technology CollegeGood
- Ormskirk School
- St Bede's Catholic High School
- Tarleton Academy
- Up Holland High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Lancashire
Care & health services
1,255 CQC-registered services
- Care homes424
- GP practices184
- Dentists248
- Homecare agencies288
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
154 applications decided
85.1% granted · 131 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Bill Esterson
Labour
Sefton Central
Recent votes:
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 13
- Con 12
- Ref 7
- Oth 13
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools13
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens80
- Restaurants & cafés13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,135 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
33 jobs advertised · £37,044 avg
e.g. SEND Teaching Assistant, Associate Dentist, Maghull Shift Runner
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£788 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,532 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 53,300 certificates
11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
53% low-carbon electricity
Gas 44% · Nuclear 27% · Wind 25% · Imports 3%
176 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 men
71% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
13 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in L31
- Ashworth (Secured) Practice
- Ashworth Hospital - Bcss Inpatient Unit
- High Pastures Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sefton Central:
- Fully fund Specialist Palliative Care provided by hospices758 local signatures · 8,814 nationwide
- Add specific content on men’s mental health to RSE & health guidance for schools271 local signatures · 2,991 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth240 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018200 local signatures · 6,235 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND188 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Deyes High School · 0.2 km
Deyes High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form situated in Maghull on the outskirts of Liverpool, England.
- Maghull · 0.3 km
Maghull is a town and civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside, England. The town is north of Liverpool and west of Kirkby. The town is also the location of Ashworth Hospital.
- Park (Sefton ward) · 0.5 km
Park is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Sefton Central Parliamentary constituency that covers the villages of Sefton, Lunt, Lydiate and the western part of the town of Maghull, England.
Maghull F.C. · 0.9 kmMaghull Football Club are a football club based in Maghull, Merseyside, England. They are currently members of the North West Counties Football League Division One North, having previously played in the West Cheshire…
Maricourt Catholic School · 0.9 kmMaricourt Catholic High School, in Maghull, Merseyside, United Kingdom, formerly Mater Misericordiae Grammar School, was one of two Roman Catholic secondary schools administered by the Sisters of Mercy in Merseyside,…
- Sudell (ward) · 1.0 km
Sudell is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Sefton Central Parliamentary constituency that covers the eastern part of the town of Maghull including the village of Kennessee Green. The population of this war…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Maghull?
- Maghull is a town in Lancashire, England, in the West Lancashire local authority.
- What is the population of Maghull?
- Maghull has an approximate settlement population of 26,997.
- How deprived is Maghull?
- The West Lancashire local authority, which includes Maghull, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.