Higher Bebington

Wirral · North West · population 7,785 · 5 LSOAs

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

76Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,609 of 6,856 in England
  • #185 of 932 in North West
  • #10 of 42 in Wirral
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,730
Median age (est.)45
Density1,035per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 8%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 34% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Higher Bebington is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,609 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 42 in Wirral. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (99) but weak on Health (38). Typical homes here, about £261,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 118 sales), 19% above the wider Wirral median of £220,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,212 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 29 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 75 · #1,691
Employment 58 · #2,863
Education 88 · #786
Health 38 · #4,255
Crime 82 · #1,211
Housing & access 99 · #39
Living environment 48 · #3,590

House prices ?

£261,250median (12m) · +4.5% yr · n=118
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£261,250118+4.5%+27.4%
Detached£372,50016+16.4%+35.5%
Semi-detached£270,00074+3.8%+31.7%
Terraced£188,75024+2.0%+33.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£261,250
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)£39,212±£5,467 · #3,652 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,670
Price-to-income ?6.7×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 ?

94Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

29 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 229 offences
Wirral72
North West82
England83

Rank #365 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences126
Theft19
Burglary8
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order & weapons28
Drugs4
Robbery1
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 43 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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