Ince Blundell
Ince Blundell is a village in Merseyside, England, with a population of around 516. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 4 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Hightown, 2.2 km away, and there were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ince Blundell 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
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:36
9h 21m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
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
1 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Ravenmeols · Merseyside
Local policing priorities
- Retail Theft in Formby - Recent months have seen a rise in retail crime in this area. We aim to target offenders and reduce offending.
- Numerous reports of large groups of youths causing issues with E-Bikes and scramblers.
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
32 food businesses within 2 miles
- 27 rated 4–5 ★ (25 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hightown (2.2 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hightown (2.2 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 (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
33 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Eurogarages Ince Blundell (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 22 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
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
Labour majority
- Lab 36
- LD 17
- Grn 3
- Ref 4
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,445 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
52% low-carbon electricity
Gas 46% · Nuclear 24% · Wind 19% · Solar 9%
182 gCO₂/kWh · high 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
1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in L38
- Hightown Village 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
Ince Blundell · 0.0 kmInce Blundell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in the ceremonial county of Merseyside and historic county of Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north of Liverpool on the A565…
- Lady Green, Merseyside · 0.4 km
Lady Green is a hamlet half a mile east of Ince Blundell, in Sefton, Merseyside, England. It is a traditional grouping of farm buildings built on medieval footings.
Carr Houses · 0.6 kmCarr Houses is a hamlet situated half a mile east of Ince Blundell, in Sefton, Merseyside, England. It is a traditional grouping of farm buildings built on medieval footings. Rigmaiden Farm and Cottage date back to th…
- Church of the Holy Family, Ince Blundell · 0.6 km
The Church of the Holy Family is attached to the service wing of Ince Blundell Hall, near the village of Ince Blundell, Sefton, Merseyside, England. It is both an estate church and an active Roman Catholic parish chur…
Ince Blundell Hall · 0.7 kmInce Blundell Hall is a former country house near the village of Ince Blundell, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. It was built between 1720 and 1750 for Robert Blundell, the lord of the manor…
- Manor (Sefton ward) · 1.5 km
Manor is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Sefton Central Parliamentary constituency that covers the localities of Thornton, Little Crosby, and Hightown. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ince Blundell?
- Ince Blundell is a town in Merseyside, England, in the Sefton local authority.
- What is the population of Ince Blundell?
- Ince Blundell has an approximate settlement population of 516.
- How deprived is Ince Blundell?
- The Sefton local authority, which includes Ince Blundell, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.