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Thornton West

Middle area

West Wyre. 9,961 people in 4.0 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 Thornton West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£160,000
646th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,344
1,757th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Thornton West compares

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Median sale price14 middle areas, Wyre · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wyre14 areas from £110,000 to £327,500. The middle area is £212,500. Thornton West is £160,000.
£160,0004th lowest
Population14 middle areas, Wyre · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wyre14 areas from 5,872 to 10,297. The middle area is 8,224. Thornton West is 9,344.
9,3443rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Wyre · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wyre14 areas from 79.3% to 98.8%. The middle area is 95.1%. Thornton West is 95.7%.
95.7%5th highest
Claimant rate14 middle areas, Wyre · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Wyre14 areas from 1.5% to 6.8%. The middle area is 2.4%. Thornton West is 3.1%.
3.1%6th highest

Figures for the whole of Wyre

These figures are published for the whole of Wyre, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wyre and not Thornton West alone. See Wyre

Average house price
£193,650
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,048
161st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.9
124th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Thornton West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Thornton West was £160,000 in 2025.

Thornton West had 9,344 usual residents at the census.

In Thornton West, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Thornton West, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.