Sefton Park
vs St Michaels
Sefton Park has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in St Michaels. Homes in St Michaels sold for a median of £270,000, 37% above Sefton Park. Sefton Park has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Sefton Park has 5,235 residents in 3,191 households; St Michaels has 5,448 in 2,375. St Michaels has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.1 percentage points more than Sefton Park (Liverpool: 15%). Sefton Park has the higher share of people living alone: 59%, 24.9 percentage points more than St Michaels (Liverpool: 37%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Sefton Park (41%) and terraced houses in St Michaels (67%). St Michaels has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 38.9 percentage points more than Sefton Park (Liverpool: 47%). Sefton Park has the higher share of private renting: 44%, 20 percentage points more than St Michaels (Liverpool: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £197,250 in Sefton Park and £270,000 in St Michaels, against £185,000 across Liverpool.
Surroundings
Sefton Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 8.1 percentage points more than St Michaels (Liverpool: 14%). A typical postcode has 144 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Sefton Park, and 131 in St Michaels. The typical postcode is 441 m from the nearest school in Sefton Park and 274 m in St Michaels. The typical postcode is 792 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Sefton Park and 430 m in St Michaels. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Sefton Park and 97% in St Michaels.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 208 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Sefton Park and 110 in St Michaels, against 143 across Liverpool. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Sefton Park is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 5,235 people in 3,191 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £197,250 over the past two years, 7% above the Liverpool median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 71% above the Liverpool average.
St Michaels is one of 64 wards in Liverpool, home to 5,448 people in 2,375 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £270,000 over the past two years, 46% above the Liverpool median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% above the Liverpool average.
More comparisons.
Sefton Park and St Michaels next to other wards of Liverpool.