Property market | £235,197 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Liverpool (19.9 miles) | |
Broadband | 54.6mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 95.8% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 4.2% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 274 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 220 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Southport level) | |
Community | Median age is 46.5 | Population of 12,380 | Happiness is Above Average for Merseyside, Average for UK | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Sefton) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (78 mins) | |
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£235,197 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Liverpool (19.9 miles) | |
54.6mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 46.5 | 12,380 | Happiness is Above Average for Merseyside, Average for UK | |
Ranked 274 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 220 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Southport level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Sefton) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (78 mins) | |
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Ainsdale has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Ainsdale has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £393,317, which is up 4.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £235,197 (up 2.7% on last year) , a terraced house £166,306 (up 1.9% on last year) and a flat £123,584. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £573 per month. Property prices in Ainsdale are similar to the average property prices across Merseyside and are much lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Ainsdale, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Merseyside region.
Property data is based on Sefton level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Ainsdale, or click here to browse the longer list of Ainsdale property transactions from 2023.
Address | Details |
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11A, Shore Road, Southport, Merseyside , PR8 2PU | Detached - Sold for £685,000 on 03/07/2023 |
1, Village Row, Southport, Merseyside , PR8 3LW | Terraced - Sold for £500,000 on 01/24/2023 |
2A, Shore Road, Southport, Merseyside , PR8 2RB | Detached - Sold for £437,000 on 05/23/2023 |
1, Eldons Croft, Southport, Merseyside , PR8 3LZ | Detached - Sold for £352,500 on 06/23/2023 |
24, Station Road, Southport, Merseyside , PR8 3HS | Semi-Detached - Sold for £315,000 on 07/28/2023 |
28, Berwick Avenue, Southport, Merseyside , PR8 3LJ | Semi-Detached - Sold for £151,000 on 03/10/2023 |
64, Kings Meadow, Southport, Merseyside , PR8 3QD | Terraced - Sold for £145,000 on 06/02/2023 |
702J, St Johns Court, Southport, Merseyside , PR8 3PB | Flat - Sold for £135,000 on 07/21/2023 |
Ainsdale has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Merefield School (Special school) which is both a primary and secondary school and is based in Westminster Drive, Southport. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (6/6/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Southport | |
Merefield School Save school | Primary & Secondary Community special school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (6/5/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Southport | |
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/14/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Southport | |
Shoreside Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (7/6/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Southport |
School | Type |
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Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (6/6/2013) |
Merefield School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (6/5/2019) |
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/14/2015) |
Shoreside Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (7/6/2017) |
Station | Distance from Ainsdale | Commute options |
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Ainsdale A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +11% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 105 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Hillside A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +11% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 101 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Freshfield A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +8% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 107 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details |
Birkdale A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +8% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 99 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Formby A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed +2% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 105 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details |
Hightown A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +11% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 102 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Sefton) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Sefton residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 95.8% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.5% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.5% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.5% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Southport consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 12.4% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 10.9% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 11.5% | 274 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 21.3% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.4% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 13.5% | |
Routine occupations | 11.0% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 8.8% | 220 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.3% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Merseyside is fast (84mbps). Ainsdale is slower than this, with average download speeds of 54.6mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Southport level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 54.6 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 98.0% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.4% |
Crime stats were found at the Sefton level:
Type | Sefton | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 100 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 15 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 44 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Ainsdale.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Cumbria and Lancashire | River Alt | River Alt and other watercourses from Huyton to Hightown including, Kirkby, Fazakerley, Maghull, Formby, Aughton, Sefton and Lunt |
Cumbria and Lancashire | Irish Sea | Banks, Banks Enclosed Marsh, Crossens, Land Houses, Holmes, Martin Mere, Scarisbrick Moss, Marshside and Marine Drive |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Ainsdale, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 8.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Crosby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 15Secondary: 8 | 7.0% residents in higher managerial positions 12.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Southport, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 8.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Birkenhead, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 19Secondary: 9 | 8.4% residents in higher managerial positions 12.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Heswall, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 8Secondary: 1 | 15.0% residents in higher managerial positions 7.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Port Sunlight, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 | 15.0% residents in higher managerial positions 7.1% residents long-term unemployed |
West Kirby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 6Secondary: 4 | 15.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Sefton Park, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 22Secondary: 13 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Aigburth, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.9% residents long-term unemployed |
West Derby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 25Secondary: 10 | 7.0% residents in higher managerial positions 13.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Mossley Hill, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 10Secondary: 6 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Woolton, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 15Secondary: 7 | 10.8% residents in higher managerial positions 11.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Ainsdale, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 |
Crosby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 15Secondary: 8 |
Southport, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Birkenhead, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 19Secondary: 9 |
Heswall, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 8Secondary: 1 |
Port Sunlight, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 |
West Kirby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 6Secondary: 4 |
Sefton Park, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 22Secondary: 13 |
Aigburth, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 |
West Derby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 25Secondary: 10 |
Mossley Hill, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 10Secondary: 6 |
Woolton, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 15Secondary: 7 |
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