Avg IMD
Most deprived 10%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
5,737
Households
2,708
Crimes · Aug '26
68
2,708
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
No religion · 51%
Religion
Most deprived 10%
Avg IMD
68
Crimes · Aug '26
£76,500
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 40 sales
126
Postcodes

Sold prices in Hirst

England & Wales
Property sales · Hirst
HM Land Registry · Hirst
Average price
£85,503
Median price: £76,500
Median +7.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 40 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 2 sales · avg £59,250
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£129k£89k£50k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
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 Hirst

England & Wales
Crime trends · Hirst

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
31
YoY -9%
55280
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
14
YoY —
26130
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY -36%
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
10
YoY -57%
45230
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

3 of 6 key categories improving

68
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Hirst

Ethnicity

Total residents: 5,317
White Brit.92.9%
Other Asian1.8%
Other White1.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.0%
Indian0.6%
+ 14 other groups · 2.5%

Religion

Total residents: 5,319
No religion51.3%
Christian41.5%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim1.1%
Sikh0.5%
+ 3 other religions · 0.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 5,737
50–6419.3%
35–4917.9%
25–3414.2%
65–749.8%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.1%

Households

Total households: 2,708
One person: other27.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.3%
One person: aged 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.3%
+ 9 other households · 31.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hirst

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 10%
Mean decile 1.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 10% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Hirst

0% of postcodes (0 of 126) are in Flood Zone 3 and 0% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 30 (0%)
  • Zone 20 (0%)
  • Zone 1126 (100%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Amenities in Hirst

GPs make up most of the mapped places

55 GPs · 44 Museums · 21 Libraries · 135 in all

  • GPs55
  • Museums44
  • Libraries21
  • Hospitals15

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Northumberland.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Northumberland

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Overview of Hirst

Coordinates55.1830, -1.5569
Postcodes
126
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
5,737
Households (Census)
2,708
Recorded crime · Aug '26
68

Postcode Districts in Hirst

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