A WIRRAL street features as one of the most expensive addresses in the country, according to a new survey.

Average house prices in leafy Thorsway in West Kirby are a bank-busting £1,351,000.

But they look like a bargain compared to some high-toned addresses in London.

Grosvenor Crescent is the most expensive residential street in England and Wales, says latest research from Lloyds Bank.

To acquire a typical Grade II listed house on Grosvenor Crescent will cost an average of £16,918,000.

Five of the ten most expensive streets are in the prime residential areas of Belgravia and Knightsbridge in the City of Westminster.

They include Eaton Square with an average property value of £15,520,000 and Chester Square - £8,282,000 – both are in Belgravia.

Not far behind are Trevor Street, £10,150,000, and Montpelier Street, £8,483,000, in the Knightsbridge area.

The remaining four streets are in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; they include Cadogan Square, £8,592,000, Elgin Crescent, £7,683,000, Egerton Crescent - the most expensive street for the past two years, £7,100,000, and Hillsleigh Road, £7,091,000.

Away from the capital, the most expensive street is Spicers Field, £3,734,000. followed by Leys Road, £3,609,000 - both in Oxshott - Virginia Avenue in Virginia Water, £3,320,000, and Icklingham Road in Cobham, £3,264,000.

Outside southern England the most expensive street is Park Lane in Altrincham with an average property price of £2,494,000.

Park Lane is followed by South Road, £2,025,000, also in Altrincham.

Other exclusive addresses in the North West include Withinlee Road, £1,960,000, and Castle Hill, £1,856,000, - both in Prestbury - Leycester Road in Knutsford, £1,760,000.