Wallasey
Strong on safety and transport
Wallasey at a glance
- House prices
- £266,000
- Middle41st percentile
- Schools
- 36th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 92nd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 43.7 per 1,000 residents
- Strong76th percentile
- Flood risk
- 11.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle73rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Wallasey a good place to live?
Wallasey may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger transport access. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Wirral 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.
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Crime rate in Wallasey
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 43.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 76th 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 Wallasey
House prices
- Median sale price
- £266,000
- Percentile
- 41st percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 156 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 Wallasey
Schools
36th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Wallasey
Flood risk
11.5% 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 7.7% of the area. That is the 73rd 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 Wallasey
Transport
92nd 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 Wallasey a good place to live?
Wallasey may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger transport access. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Wallasey safe?
Wallasey ranks in the 76th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Wallasey?
The median sale price was £266,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 41st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Wallasey?
Schools rank in the 36th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Wallasey?
Nearby public profiles include Prenton in Wirral and Pensby and Thingwall in Wirral.
