North West · Metropolitan district

Sefton

2026/27 view

Sefton · ONS E08000014

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

49/ 100

COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Under pressure

Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

36 councils in peer group Rank 16 of 34 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated

Reserves cover11

Debt burden70

Liquidity70

Debt direction67

YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.

Net debt £241.74m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4

−£18.85m 7.2%

Service expenditure £600.68m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

+£56.58m 10.4%

Unallocated reserves £10.44m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

−£5.86m 36.0%

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25

Service expenditure £600.68m

36.3%

Net revenue expenditure £323.30m

37.6%

Council Tax requirement £169.76m

21.4%

Unallocated reserves £10.44m

7.5%

COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published

Score this council

Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified

Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified

Resident population286,2812024 estimate

Latest net debt£241.74m2026/27 Q1 quarter end

ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25

Unclassified roads13.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 46 / 130peer median 15.0%

A roads & motorways3.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 38 / 149peer median 4.0%

B & C roads3.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 21 / 133peer median 5.0%

A roads & motorways3.0% red

Good 77.0%Amber 20.0%Red 3.0%

B & C roads3.0% red

Good 76.0%Amber 20.0%Red 3.0%

ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better

2012/132024/25

A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified

2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads13.4%82 km network

B, C & unclassified1.7%907 km network

Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing2.4%Preservation11.0%

WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Sefton, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25

33.9%recycled

Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

0.7 percentage points vs 2023/24

152 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%

Residual waste538.3 kgper household−11.4 kg year on year

Waste collected373.4 kgper resident−6.9 kg year on year

Household waste106,929tonnes collected36,199 tonnes recycled

WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

36,199 t recycled, composted or reused 70,731 t not recycled

RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

33.9%

2015/162024/25

EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Sefton.

2024/25

SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools

116 Open schools

41,789 Pupils

45,586 School places

91.7% Capacity utilisation

ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Sefton.

Attainment 8

43.4

North West 44.6

England 46.1

2.7 points below England

English & maths grade 5+

40.4%

North West 42.0%

England 45.4%

5.0 percentage points below England

EBacc entry

37.4%

North West 36.7%

England 40.5%

3.1 percentage points below England

PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.38

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.

TREND

Attainment 8 over time

45.2 18/19

48.7 19/20

50.2 20/21

46.5 21/22

42.9 22/23

42.3 23/24

43.4 24/25

Education context

Sefton's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with North West and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency

HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Sefton, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025

Median house price

£230,000

+ 30.7% over five years

Median resident earnings

£36,937

+ 25.0% over five years

House price to earnings

6.23×

Higher from 5.96× five years ago

PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Sefton.

£935 / month

+ 5.5% in the last year

July 2026

Sefton

£935

+ 5.5%

North West

£965

+ 5.7%

England

£1,451

+ 3.8%

Compared with North West £30 less per month

Compared with England £516 less per month

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Sefton

6.23×

North West

5.90×

England

7.64×

Compared with North West Less affordable

Compared with England More affordable

Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings

PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1

Applications received277this quarter−7 vs 2025 Q4

Applications decided256this quarter−4 vs 2025 Q4

Outstanding applications—at quarter end

90.6%approved

Overall approval rate232 granted24 refused−1.3 pts vs previous quarter

DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

95.3%

Rank 96 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

2.4 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major6100.0%100.0% Minor7286.1%91.7% Other17892.1%96.6%

QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters

HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

135%

Required1,774homes over three years

Delivered2,400homes over three years

100% requirement

No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment

CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Sefton, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026

Recorded offences 21,620 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud

Crime rate 75.5 offences per 1,000 residents

Annual change − 1.0% compared with the previous year

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents

Sefton Your council

75.5 − 1.0%

North West Region

89.4 − 0.9%

England National

83.4 − 1.5%

Sefton has a recorded crime rate 15.5% below North West. It is 9.5% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Merseyside

Violence 9,359

32.7 per 1,000 − 0.7%

Theft 4,413

15.4 per 1,000 − 8.8%

Public order 2,534

8.9 per 1,000 + 2.7%

Criminal damage 1,896

6.6 per 1,000 + 2.6%

Shoplifting 1,721

6.0 per 1,000 + 4.4%

Vehicle offences 666

2.3 per 1,000 − 25.4%

Burglary 605

2.1 per 1,000 − 19.8%

Drug offences 1,643

5.7 per 1,000 − 3.9%

ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data

SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Sefton.

116 schools

Open schools 116

Pupils 41,789

School places 45,586

Capacity used 91.7%

Primary 74 schools

21,867 pupils

Other / specialist 19 schools

2,873 pupils

Secondary 18 schools

16,837 pupils

Nursery 3 schools

212 pupils

16+ provision 2 schools

0 pupils

CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information

Renewed framework 15

12.9% of open schools

Previous full framework 49

42.2% of open schools

Ungraded inspection 38

32.8% of open schools

No Ofsted record 13

11.2% of open schools

No published outcome 1

0.9% of open schools

RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

15 schools assessed

Achievement 15 assessed

Expected standard 7

Needs attention 6

Strong standard 1

Urgent improvement 1

Attendance & behaviour 15 assessed

Expected standard 8

Strong standard 4

Needs attention 2

Urgent improvement 1

Curriculum & teaching 15 assessed

Expected standard 8

Needs attention 4

Strong standard 2

Urgent improvement 1

Inclusion 15 assessed

Expected standard 8

Strong standard 6

Urgent improvement 1

Leadership & governance 15 assessed

Expected standard 9

Strong standard 4

Needs attention 1

Urgent improvement 1

Personal development 15 assessed

Expected standard 7

Strong standard 6

Needs attention 2

Safeguarding 15 assessed

Met 15

PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 6

Good 31

Requires improvement 2

Inadequate 2

Not judged 8

LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School	Phase	Pupils	Capacity	Latest Ofsted position
Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School URN 150557 · PR8 3JE	Primary	190	210	Renewed framework
Aintree Davenhill Primary School URN 104868 · L10 8LE	Primary	446	420	Ungraded inspection
All Saints Catholic Primary School URN 132208 · L20 4LX	Primary	312	420	Renewed framework
Bedford Primary School URN 149829 · L20 9LJ	Primary	393	420	Renewed framework
Birkdale Primary School URN 104860 · PR8 4EL	Primary	430	410	Ungraded inspection
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School URN 104942 · PR9 7BZ	Primary	194	205	Good
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School URN 104893 · L20 3JL	Primary	440	450	Ungraded inspection
Churchtown Primary School URN 146688 · PR9 7NN	Primary	660	840	Good

School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.

Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported

Revenue budget£0.00Not imported

Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn

Contracts00 active

Identified suppliers0Normalised entities

PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile

Population 286,281 2024

North West region 7,737,414

Five-year population change

+7,373 residents ↑ 2.6%

Sefton +2.6%

North West +5.1%

England +4.3%

Growth context

Sefton's population grew over five years. Its change was 2.4 percentage points below the North West and 1.6 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates

Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile

PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Sefton?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available

LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Sefton compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025

Male 78.7 years

1.3 years lower than England

England 80.0

Female 83.0 years

0.8 years lower than England

England 83.8

HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male

59.0

1.9 year s below England

England 60.9

Female

59.5

1.8 year s below England

England 61.3

2022 - 24

EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024

165.1 per 100,000

England 145.8

Worse

Cardiovascular disease 2025

73.1 per 100,000

England 71.5

Similar

Cancer 2025

127.7 per 100,000

England 114.6

Worse

Liver disease 2025

26.7 per 100,000

England 19.4

Worse

Respiratory disease 2025

31.2 per 100,000

England 31.5

Similar

Suicide rate 2022 - 24

12.3 per 100,000

England 10.9

Similar

HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024

Sefton 10.7% England 10.4%

Similar

Adults overweight or obese 2024/25

Sefton 70.3% England 68.0%

Worse

Physically active adults 2024/25

Sefton 67.8% England 64.6%

Similar

Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24

Sefton 537.9 England 504.1

Rate per 100,000 Worse

CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25

28.5%

Sefton 28.5% England 23.5%

Council compared with England Worse

Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25

40.2%

Sefton 40.2% England 36.2%

Council compared with England Worse

Physically active children 2024/25

No current data

No current published value

Council compared with England Not compared

MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25

84.8%

Sefton 84.8% England 83.7%

Council compared with England Similar

Bowel cancer screening 2025

72.7%

Sefton 72.7% England 72.9%

Council compared with England Similar

WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026

68.4 per 100

England 66.3 per 100 Similar

Air pollution mortality 2024

4.6%

England 5.3% Not compared

Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework

BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Sefton?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026

PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 37,836 13.2% of the 2024 resident population May 2026

CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +10.6% +3,638 people

LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.4% +161 since April 2026

LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026

Sefton LOCAL AUTHORITY

13.2%

North West REGION

14.0%

England COUNTRY

12.3%

Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.

24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026

37,836 34,176 30,515

June 2024 May 2026

What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore

AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024

POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

6.1 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 5.6 µg/m³

Other sources 0.5 µg/m³

Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.

LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

38.3%

9.9 6.1

2011 2024

Since 2011 ↓ 38.3%

5 years ↓ 22.4%

10 years ↓ 33.2%

CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR

No active UK-AIR monitoring station is currently mapped to this council.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

4.6% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution

2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source

HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer

Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted

Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions

Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet

Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn

Total service expenditure

£600.68m 2024/25 actual outturn

Net revenue expenditure

£323.30m 2024/25 actual outturn

Council Tax requirement

£169.76m 2024/25 actual outturn

Unallocated reserves

£10.44m 2024/25 actual outturn

Service expenditure per resident £2,098

Median for councils of the same type £1,935 8.4% above peer median

2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn

Education Gross £268.10m · Income £18.44m

£249.66m

Adult social care Gross £203.62m · Income £71.47m

£132.15m

Children's social care Gross £112.51m · Income £5.72m

£106.79m

Public health Gross £27.63m · Income £97.0k

£27.54m

Central services Gross £70.61m · Income £46.44m

£24.17m

Environmental and regulatory services Gross £31.29m · Income £11.27m

£20.02m

Culture and related services Gross £28.00m · Income £13.70m

£14.30m

Planning and development Gross £13.71m · Income £3.34m

£10.37m

Housing Gross £13.06m · Income £4.33m

£8.73m

Highways and transport Gross £14.98m · Income £8.42m

£6.56m

Other services Gross £507.0k · Income £104.0k

£403.0k

CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£169.76m

Retained business rates£132.30m

UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £16.30m

Closing £10.44m

£5.86m decrease during 2024/25

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset

BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return

Outstanding borrowing

£296.91m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Investments and cash

£55.17m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt

£241.74m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt per resident

£844 Per resident using latest population

This council's net debt per resident £844

Median for metropolitan district councils £1,468 42.5% lower than the peer median

QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£18.85m quarterly reduction

2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1

Latest quarterly movement −£18.85m −7.2%

Change across the series +£103.79m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1

What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1

Public Works Loan Board£251.73m

Other longer-term borrowing£182.0k

Short-term borrowing£45.00m

MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset

COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26

Outstanding arrears

£58.23m Total outstanding at financial year-end

Collection rate

94.39% Collected against the in-year debit

Council tax written off

£1.68m Written off during the financial year

Council tax collected

£211.62m Receipts relating to the financial year

FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26

OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26

£58.23m

CHANGE SINCE 2021/22

+ 61.0%

+ £22.06m

ENGLAND CHANGE

+49.5%

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£58.23m outstanding

CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £12.92m

22.2% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £45.31m

77.8% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26

In-year collection rate 94.39%

England average: 95.60% · 1.21 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records

CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts

Contract	Supplier	Status	End date	Original value

SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions

Supplier	Payments	Published expenditure

PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported

Document	Dataset	Period	Status	Official source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Sefton	mhclg housing delivery test	HDT 2025–HDT 2025	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Sefton	mhclg planning ps2	1982 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Sefton	mhclg planning ps1	1998 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
DfT road condition statistics — Sefton [r]	dft local road condition	2007/08–2024/25	imported	Open
Defra local authority waste statistics — Sefton MBC	defra local authority waste	2010/11–2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Sefton	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Sefton	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Sefton	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Sefton	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Sefton	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Sefton	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Sefton	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Sefton	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Sefton	mhclg borrowing investment	2026/27 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Sefton	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Sefton	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2024/25	imported	Open

How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.