WageSight

Sefton

Data to Sep 2026

Published at ITL3 (sub-regional) grain.

Recent months are provisional and revised in later ONS releases; this page always shows the latest published value (data to 2026-09-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,587
+5.5% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-09-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+1.8%
CPIH 3.60%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-09-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-09-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
117,477
-0.5% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-09-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay

Median pay trend

Median monthly pay trend, broadly flat, ending at the latest month.
Trend shown as a non-recoverable image; the exact monthly history is available via the WageSight grounding API.

How it compares

AreaMedian payChange, yrReal termsEmployees
Trafford (Aug 2026)£2,810+3.3%+0.0%110,549
Warrington£2,661+3.9%+0.3%101,236
Sefton£2,587+5.5%+1.8%117,477
Tameside (Aug 2026)£2,546+2.9%-0.4%104,499
Bolton (Aug 2026)£2,403+3.3%+0.0%126,491
North West£2,556+4.5%+0.8%3,318,448
United Kingdom£2,660+4.4%+0.8%30,280,860

Figures exact as published; WageSight does not round. The quarterly LAD release means mixed vintages are normal — a row a quarter behind shows its own data month.

Everyday & leisure spending

Everyday and leisure spending, priced at the area's CPI region — not a weekly food shop, rent, energy, or council tax.

Eating out basket£91.39
Night out for two£279.70
Night out with friends£80.85
Family day out£452.64
Household essentials (monthly)£69.43
Dog owner monthly costs£50.47
Monthly leisure activities£184.68

Priced at North West prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 59.5 healthy years at birth (55.9–63.1) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 59 healthy years at birth (55.5–62.5) · England 60.9 — not significantly different from England

Official statistics in development (2022–2024), at birth. Comparisons are gated on statistical significance; change over time is not asserted.

About these figures. Pay and employment derive from HMRC PAYE RTI, published by ONS. Real pay is deflated by CPIH (3.60%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.