5,907
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 59%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
28 · 2.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£373,667
Median property price
398
Postcodes
Overview of West Kirby and Thurstaston
Coordinates53.3689, -3.1671
Postcodes
398
Population (Census)
13,398
Households (Census)
5,907
Recorded crime · May '26
28 · 2.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Kirby and Thurstaston
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.93 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.93 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in West Kirby and Thurstaston
Property sales · West Kirby and Thurstaston
HM Land Registry · West Kirby and Thurstaston
Average price
£436,552
YoY: -3.9%
Median price: £355,145
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £574,166
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£574k£442k£310k
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 West Kirby and Thurstaston
Crime trends · West Kirby and Thurstaston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1593
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +67%
ASB
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Demographics in West Kirby and Thurstaston
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.2%
Other White2.0%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Christian59.5%
No religion33.4%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6423.1%
35–4916.6%
65–7415.1%
75–849.1%
25–347.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Any member 66+18.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
All members 66+15.2%
Other12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
+ 7 other households · 26.8%
Schools in West Kirby and Thurstaston
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
Wirral · CH61 0HH
Outstanding
1.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Black Horse Hill Infant School
Wirral · CH48 6DR
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Black Horse Hill Junior School
Wirral · CH48 6DR
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral · CH48 8GG
Good
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Hilbre High School
Wirral · CH48 6EQ
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
West Kirby Primary School
Wirral · CH48 5EQ
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Avalon School
Wirral · CH48 2HE
0.4 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
Black Horse Hill Junior School
Wirral · CH48 6DR
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
Wirral · CH61 0HH
1.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School
Wirral · CH48 3JT
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in West Kirby and Thurstaston
Postcodes in West Kirby and Thurstaston
CH48 0QBCH48 0RBCH48 0RHCH48 0RPCH48 0RRCH48 0RSCH48 0RTCH48 0RWCH48 1LACH48 1LBCH48 1LDCH48 1LECH48 1LFCH48 1LGCH48 1LHCH48 1LJCH48 1LLCH48 1LNCH48 1LPCH48 1LQCH48 1LRCH48 1LSCH48 1LTCH48 1LUCH48 1LWCH48 1LXCH48 1LYCH48 1LZCH48 1NACH48 1NBCH48 1NDCH48 1NECH48 1NHCH48 1NXCH48 1NYCH48 1NZCH48 1PACH48 1PBCH48 1PDCH48 1PGCH48 1PQCH48 1PSCH48 1PXCH48 1PZCH48 1QACH48 1QBCH48 1QECH48 1QFCH48 1QHCH48 1QTCH48 1QUCH48 1QXCH48 1QZCH48 1RBCH48 2AACH48 2HACH48 2HBCH48 2HECH48 2HFCH48 2HGCH48 2HHCH48 2HJCH48 2HLCH48 2HNCH48 2HPCH48 2HQCH48 2HRCH48 2HSCH48 2HTCH48 2HUCH48 2HWCH48 2HXCH48 2HYCH48 2HZCH48 2JACH48 2JBCH48 2JDCH48 2JECH48 2JFCH48 2JGCH48 2JHCH48 2JJCH48 2JLCH48 2JNCH48 2JPCH48 2JQCH48 2JRCH48 2JSCH48 2JTCH48 2JUCH48 2JWCH48 2JXCH48 2JYCH48 2JZCH48 2LACH48 2LBCH48 2LDCH48 2LECH48 2LFCH48 2LGCH48 2LHCH48 2LLCH48 2LQCH48 2LRCH48 2LTCH48 2NFCH48 3HACH48 3HBCH48 3HDCH48 3HECH48 3HFCH48 3HGCH48 3HHCH48 3HJCH48 3HLCH48 3HNCH48 3HPCH48 3HQCH48 3HRCH48 3HS