Sefton
Published: 18 December 2025
This page shows how Sefton is classified for the following 4 measures of social mobility.
The following measure covers the 2 time periods from 2018 to 2024:
| 2018 to 2020 | 2021 to 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Promising prospects | Middling | Middling |
The following measures cover the 4 time periods from 2000 to 2024:
| 2000 to 2005 | 2006 to 2011 | 2012 to 2017 | 2018 to 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditions of childhood | Middling | Middling | Middling | Middling |
| Labour market opportunities for young people | Middling | Middling | Middling | Middling |
| Innovation and growth | Lower middling | Lower middling | Middling | Lower middling |
How areas are classified
Each measure of social mobility combines data from multiple indicators into a single ‘composite’ score.
For each measure (for example, ‘Innovation and growth’), 205 local authorities in the UK are classified according to their composite scores. The following labels show how each area is classified:
Favourable
Middling
Middling
Favourable
- most favourable
- favourable
- upper middling
- middling
- lower middling
- unfavourable
- least favourable
The groups are not equally sized – the middling group is larger because most local authorities are very near the average.
Page history
In 2023, we published data for 41 regions.
You can see these on the
Social mobility by area homepage, version 1.0.
In 2024, we published data for 203 local authorities.
You can see these on the
Social mobility by area homepage, version 2.0.
In 2025, we published data for 205 local authorities.
Sefton is one of them.
Publication release date:
18 December 2025