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Wistaston

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
9,943
Households
4,413
Crimes · May '26
87 · 8.7 per 1k
4,413
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 60%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
87 · 8.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£272,813
Median property price
246
Postcodes
4,413
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 60%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
87 · 8.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£272,813
Median property price
246
Postcodes

Overview of Wistaston

Coordinates53.0832, -2.4715
Postcodes
246
Population (Census)
9,943
Households (Census)
4,413
Recorded crime · May '26
87 · 8.7 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wistaston

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.46 (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 8.46 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Wistaston

Property sales · Wistaston
HM Land Registry · Wistaston
Average price
£290,360
YoY: +10.7%
Median price: £268,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £343,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£344k£272k£200k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Police Recorded Crime in Wistaston

Crime trends · Wistaston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
483419
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
42
YoY +56%
ASB
24131
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +12%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -73%

2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising

87
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Wistaston

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,943
White Brit.92.0%
Other White2.5%
Indian1.0%
+ other · 4.5%

Religion

Total residents: 9,951
Christian59.9%
No religion32.8%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 9,943
50–6423.5%
35–4917.3%
65–7413.6%
25–3410.1%
75–849.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%

Households

Total households: 4,413
All members 66+16.2%
Any member 66+15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.6%
Other11.4%
+ 7 other households · 27.3%

Schools in Wistaston

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

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Postcode Districts in Wistaston