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Kirkby South East

Middle area

North west Knowsley. 7,777 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Kirkby South East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£145,000
435th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,472
4,468th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kirkby South East compares

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Kirkby South EastMiddle
Median sale price20 middle areas, Knowsley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Knowsley20 areas from £138,000 to £307,995. The middle area is £187,500. Kirkby South East is £145,000.
£145,0003rd lowest
Population20 middle areas, Knowsley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Knowsley20 areas from 5,402 to 10,527. The middle area is 7,486. Kirkby South East is 7,472.
7,47210th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, Knowsley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Knowsley20 areas from 91.3% to 99.7%. The middle area is 98.1%. Kirkby South East is 95.1%.
95.1%3rd lowest
Claimant rate20 middle areas, Knowsley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Knowsley20 areas from 1.8% to 6.6%. The middle area is 4.9%. Kirkby South East is 5.4%.
5.4%7th highest

Figures for the whole of Knowsley

These figures are published for the whole of Knowsley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Knowsley and not Kirkby South East alone. See Knowsley

Average house price
£188,527
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,543
143rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
36.2
13th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Kirkby South East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kirkby South East was £145,000 in 2025.

Kirkby South East had 7,472 usual residents at the census.

In Kirkby South East, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kirkby South East, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.