Aintree
Aintree is a village in Merseyside, England, with a population of around 1,500. It has 1 pharmacy and 2 restaurants and cafés, 29 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Old Roan, 0.8 km away. There were around 214 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 Aintree area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Sefton area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 279,233 residents at roughly 1,783 people per km².
- Council
- Sefton
- County
- Merseyside
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Police force
- Merseyside
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 224th of 294 English council areas — better than 24% 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
10°CClear
- Today: 13° / 8° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:34
9h 17m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
219 reported · August 2026▲ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences74
- Shoplifting28
- Anti-social behaviour22
- Drugs20
99 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Molyneux · Merseyside
Local policing priorities
- Shoplifting continues to be an issue within the retail parks.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
312 reported road collisions (2025)
68 killed or seriously injured · 371 casualties · 11.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 380 rated 4–5 ★ (299 top)
- 20 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Aintree (0.3 km)
- 33 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Aintree (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£221,105 average▲ 2% YoY
Across Sefton · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£938 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £622
- 2 bed £814
- 3 bed £993
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
3,475 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 (5.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (7.1 km)
19 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Aintree Racecourse (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms2
- Sports pitches20
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
279,233 residents in Sefton · 1,783/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,641
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,564
- Net moves+3,077
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 110 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
19% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,583 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (30% of 131,350)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
116 schools · 41,789 pupils
74 primary · 18 secondary · 24 other
Ofsted: 40 of 47 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
103 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreGood
- Formby High SchoolGood
- Greenbank High SchoolGood
- Hillside High SchoolGood
- King's Leadership Academy HawthornesGood
- Litherland High SchoolGood
- Maghull High SchoolGood
- Maricourt Catholic High SchoolGood
- Meols Cop High SchoolGood
- Range High SchoolGood
- St Michaels Church of England AcademyInadequate
- The Salesian Academy of St John BoscoInadequate
- Birkdale High School
- Chesterfield High School
- Deyes High School
- Holy Family Catholic High School
- Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
- Stanley High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sefton
Care & health services
289 CQC-registered services
- Care homes112
- GP practices54
- Dentists51
- Homecare agencies50
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Sefton
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
267 applications decided
95.5% granted · 255 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Dan Carden
Labour
Liverpool Walton
Recent votes:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 36
- LD 17
- Grn 3
- Ref 4
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens75
- Restaurants & cafés24
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,445 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
10 jobs advertised · £29,290 avg
e.g. MRP Controller, Supply Chain Coordinator, Pharmacist - 28 hours
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£748 median full-time weekly pay
3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,038 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
39% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 140,983 certificates
11.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
73% low-carbon electricity
Wind 45% · Nuclear 27% · Gas 25% · Imports 3%
97 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83 yrs women · 78.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 59.5 women · 59 men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
19 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in L9
- Westmoreland Gp Centre
- Walton Medical Centre
- Aintree Park Group Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Liverpool Walton:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth318 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND223 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK150 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Add specific content on men’s mental health to RSE & health guidance for schools112 local signatures · 2,991 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately102 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Aintree railway station · 0.3 kmAintree railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Aintree, Merseyside, England. It is on the Ormskirk branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. Until 1968 it was known as Aintree Sefton A…
- Aintree Central railway station · 0.5 km
Aintree Central railway station was a station located on the North Liverpool Extension Line on Park Lane, Aintree, Merseyside, across Park Lane from the current Aintree station.
- Aintree Racecourse railway station · 0.6 km
Aintree Racecourse railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch, in Sefton, England. It originally opened as Aintree Cinder Lane around 1890 as the only station on the line at the time, only openin…
Aintree Racecourse · 0.7 kmAintree Racecourse is a racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England, near Liverpool. The racecourse is the venue for the Grand National steeplechase, which takes place annually in April over three days. Aintree also ho…
Grand National · 0.7 kmThe Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England, near Liverpool. First run in 1839 as the Grand Liverpool Steeplechase, it is a handicap steeplechas…
Bootle F.C. · 0.7 kmBootle Football Club is an English football club based in Bootle, Merseyside. The club are members of the Northern Premier League Division One West and play at New Bucks Park.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aintree?
- Aintree is a town in Merseyside, England, in the Sefton local authority.
- How deprived is Aintree?
- The Sefton local authority, which includes Aintree, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.