Sefton is considered less in need of ‘levelling up’ than all other Liverpool City Region boroughs, according to the Government's newly updated levelling up index.
The Levelling Up Fund Index of Priority Places ranks areas across the country based on their need for ‘levelling up’ investment. It is broken down into three categories, one being the highest priority for support, three being the lowest priority.
Sefton remains in category three, grouped with areas like the City of London, Cambridge and Windsor, despite experiencing significant levels of deprivation in its towns in the southern part of the borough - such as Bootle, Seaforth and Crosby.
