Birkdale
Strong on safety and transport
Birkdale at a glance
- House prices
- £241,500
- Middle33rd percentile
- Schools
- 48th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 91st percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 44.7 per 1,000 residents
- Strong75th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.8% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land19th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Birkdale a good place to live?
Birkdale may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger transport access. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Sefton below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in Birkdale
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 44.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 75th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Birkdale
House prices
- Median sale price
- £241,500
- Percentile
- 33rd percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 131 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Birkdale
Schools
48th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Birkdale
Flood risk
0.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.1% of the area. That is the 19th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Birkdale
Transport
91st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Birkdale a good place to live?
Birkdale may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger transport access. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Birkdale safe?
Birkdale ranks in the 75th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Birkdale?
The median sale price was £241,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 33rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Birkdale?
Schools rank in the 48th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Birkdale?
Nearby public profiles include Ravenmeols in Sefton and Victoria in Sefton.
