Bebington New Ferry

Wirral · North West · population 8,215 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,325 of 6,856 in England
  • #776 of 932 in North West
  • #33 of 42 in Wirral
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,160
Median age (est.)39
Density4,862per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above25%
No car or van35%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 31%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 20%Other: 11%
One person 37%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 20%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Bebington New Ferry is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,325 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 42 in Wirral. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (99) but weak on Health (3). Typical homes here, about £190,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 43% in five years (from 83 sales), 14% below the wider Wirral median of £220,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,425 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 106 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 11 · #6,099
Employment 7 · #6,387
Education 14 · #5,907
Health 3 · #6,675
Crime 11 · #6,126
Housing & access 99 · #39
Living environment 12 · #6,051

House prices ?

£190,000median (12m) · +5.0% yr · n=83
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£190,00083+5.0%+42.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£210,00032+7.1%+44.8%
Terraced£157,50040+3.3%+26.0%
Flat£112,0007-32.1%+3.9%
This area£190,000
Wirral£220,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£31,425±£4,442 · #6,086 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,150
Price-to-income ?6.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

21Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

106 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 871 offences
Wirral72
North West82
England83

Rank #5,093 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences433
Theft82
Burglary29
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson123
Public order & weapons97
Drugs46
Robbery11
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 88 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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