# Hightown & Thornton

South Sefton. 9,454 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 17 square kilometres.

Hightown & Thornton had 9,283 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02001449. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £313,248** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hightown & Thornton was £313,248 in 2025. 3,275th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/hightown-and-thornton#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,283** (2021). Hightown & Thornton had 9,283 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,826th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/hightown-and-thornton#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Hightown & Thornton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/hightown-and-thornton#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.6%** (January 2026). In Hightown & Thornton, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/hightown-and-thornton#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001449) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Hightown & Thornton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02001449) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 188 homes were sold in Hightown & Thornton in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02001449) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Hightown & Thornton.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001449) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hightown & Thornton had 9,283 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Hightown & Thornton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hightown & Thornton at a rate of 73.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Sefton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 259 |
| Other crime | 128 |
| Shoplifting | 89 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 87 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 65 |
| Drug offences | 30 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Hightown & Thornton compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Hightown & Thornton | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £313,248 | 5th most expensive | 38 middle areas, Sefton · 2025 |
| Population | 9,283 | 3rd most populated | 38 middle areas, Sefton · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 38 middle areas, Sefton · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.6% | 15th lowest | 38 middle areas, Sefton · Jan 2026 |

## Is Hightown & Thornton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hightown & Thornton at a rate of 73.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Sefton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hightown & Thornton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (259), other crime (128) and shoplifting (89).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Sefton

These figures are published for the whole of Sefton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sefton and not Hightown & Thornton alone. [See Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)

- **Average house price: £221,105** (August 2026). Sefton’s average house price was £221,105 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,937** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sefton earned a median of £36,937 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Sefton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.1** (2025). Sefton has a deprivation score of 25.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 80th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hightown & Thornton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hightown & Thornton was £313,248 in 2025.
Hightown & Thornton had 9,283 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hightown & Thornton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hightown & Thornton, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001449
- Ward: [Thornton & Hightown †](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/ward/thornton-and-hightown)
- Constituency: [Sefton Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sefton-central)
- Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 17.03 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,454*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 31

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Formby South East & Ince Blundell](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/formby-south-east-and-ince-blundell), [Ford](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/ford), [Blundellsands](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/blundellsands), [Crosby East](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/crosby-east), [Maghull South West](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/maghull-south-west), [Netherton North](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton/netherton-north)

## Latest updates for Hightown & Thornton

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001449

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