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Hightown & Thornton: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Hightown & Thornton neighbourhood of Sefton, England (ONS area Sefton 021). Headline figures assembled 16 October 2026. Postcodes L10, L23, L29, L30, L38. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near L23 4UA.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Sefton

Hightown & Thornton is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Sefton (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 4 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £300,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Sefton (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Hall Road, is 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 16 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£300,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.05; 4 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£51,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Hightown & Thornton sits in Sefton

  • Typical house price: 8th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Sefton
  • Average household income: joint 11th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Sefton

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 16 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Hightown & Thornton

House prices: Hightown & Thornton against Sefton: This neighbourhood £64k (1995) to £300k (2026); Sefton £51k (1995) to £245k (2026).£85k£280k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£300kSefton£245k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Sefton, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 16 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Sefton, 4 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Plug-in car growth
  • New-build activity
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Air quality
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Hall Road Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Liverpool Central Loop Line (about 23 min) and Southport (about 25 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St Mary's Catholic Primary School 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Holy Family Catholic High School 910 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Hightown & Thornton

What is the typical house price in Hightown & Thornton?

£300,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

How does Hightown & Thornton compare with the rest of Sefton?

Typical house price: 8th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Sefton. Average household income: joint 11th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Sefton.

Is Hightown & Thornton an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Hightown & Thornton gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.05; 4 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Hightown & Thornton?

Hall Road. Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Liverpool Central Loop Line (about 23 min) and Southport (about 25 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Hightown & Thornton?

Nearest state primary school. St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Holy Family Catholic High School. 910 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.