7,960
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
151 · 8.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£119,032
Median property price
469
Postcodes
Overview of Bidston and St James
Coordinates53.3990, -3.0570
Postcodes
469
Population (Census)
17,718
Households (Census)
7,960
Recorded crime · May '26
151 · 8.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bidston and St James
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.24 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.24 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Bidston and St James
Property sales · Bidston and St James
HM Land Registry · Bidston and St James
Average price
£156,114
YoY: +6.6%
Median price: £116,833
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £134,666
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£214k£161k£107k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Bidston and St James
Crime trends · Bidston and St James
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
805938
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
65
YoY -17%
ASB
51272
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY +9%
Vehicle Crime
1791
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY stable
Burglary
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -78%
Criminal damage
27165
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY stable
Demographics in Bidston and St James
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.1%
Other White3.2%
+ other · 6.7%
Religion
Christian51.6%
No religion40.7%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 2.8%
Age groups
50–6419.0%
35–4919.0%
25–3413.4%
65–748.7%
10–158.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.7%
Households
Other24.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.1%
Any member 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.6%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.0%
+ 8 other households · 31.1%
Schools in Bidston and St James
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Kilgarth School
Wirral · CH41 8BA
Outstanding
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateBoys · Ages 11–16
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Wirral · CH41 7DU
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Wirral · CH41 8DU
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Wirral · CH43 7TE
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
The Observatory School
Wirral · CH43 7QT
Good
1.0 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Wirral · CH43 7XG
Requires improvement
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Cathcart Street Primary School
Wirral · CH41 3JY
Requires improvement
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Co-op Academy Portland
Wirral · CH41 0AB
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Manor Primary School
Wirral · CH43 7ZU
Requires improvement
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School
Wirral · CH41 4HS
Requires improvement
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Bidston and St James
Postcodes in Bidston and St James
CH41 0AACH41 0ABCH41 0ADCH41 0AECH41 0AFCH41 0AGCH41 0AHCH41 0AJCH41 0ALCH41 0ANCH41 0APCH41 0AQCH41 0ARCH41 0AWCH41 0AYCH41 0AZCH41 0BACH41 0BBCH41 0BDCH41 0BECH41 0BGCH41 0BHCH41 0BJCH41 0BNCH41 0BQCH41 0BWCH41 0DGCH41 1AACH41 1BPCH41 1EBCH41 1EUCH41 1EYCH41 1HBCH41 1HECH41 1HNCH41 1LBCH41 3ADCH41 3HXCH41 3HYCH41 3HZCH41 3JPCH41 3JQCH41 3JRCH41 3JYCH41 3JZCH41 3LECH41 3LFCH41 3LHCH41 3LLCH41 3LPCH41 3LQCH41 3NECH41 3NGCH41 3NJCH41 3NLCH41 3NPCH41 3NTCH41 3NUCH41 3NWCH41 3NXCH41 3NYCH41 3PBCH41 3PFCH41 3PHCH41 3PQCH41 3PSCH41 3PUCH41 3PXCH41 3PYCH41 3PZCH41 3QECH41 3QFCH41 3QGCH41 3QHCH41 3QJCH41 3QLCH41 3QQCH41 3QTCH41 3RGCH41 3RHCH41 3RLCH41 3RPCH41 3RQCH41 3RSCH41 3RWCH41 3RZCH41 3SDCH41 3SECH41 3SJCH41 3SLCH41 3SNCH41 3SPCH41 3SRCH41 4ADCH41 4AHCH41 4AQCH41 4EZCH41 4FPCH41 4FQCH41 4FUCH41 4HACH41 4HBCH41 4HECH41 4HFCH41 4HGCH41 4HJCH41 4HLCH41 4HNCH41 4HQCH41 4HSCH41 4HTCH41 4HUCH41 4HWCH41 4HXCH41 4HZCH41 4JACH41 4JBCH41 4JDCH41 4JFCH41 4JG