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Bebington New Ferry: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Bebington New Ferry neighbourhood of Wirral, England (ONS area Wirral 031). Headline figures assembled 16 October 2026. Postcodes CH32, CH42, CH62, CH63. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CH62 5BB.

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

Bebington New Ferry is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Wirral (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 19 signals rising, 4 falling). Houses here typically resell for £180,000 and flats for £165,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Wirral (1.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Bebington, is about a 6-minute walk 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

£180,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +45% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£165,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +65% 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

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.09; 2 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 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£39,900

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.4 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

Slower than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Bebington New Ferry sits in Wirral

Typical house price: joint 13th lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Wirral
Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 20 neighbourhoods in Wirral with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 14th lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Wirral

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 Bebington New Ferry

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Wirral, 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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Wirral, 2003 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

2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Wirral, 4 the other way and 13 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
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Single-person households under 65
Income deprivation ranking
Schools improving
Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Bebington Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (430 m in a straight line). About 5.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Chester (30 to 64 min) and Ellesmere Port (25 to 59 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 Grove Street Primary School 60 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022).
Nearest state secondary school St John Plessington Catholic College 510 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).

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 Bebington New Ferry

What is the typical house price in Bebington New Ferry?

£180,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +45% against 2017-2019.

How does Bebington New Ferry compare with the rest of Wirral?

Typical house price: joint 13th lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Wirral. Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 20 neighbourhoods in Wirral with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 14th lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Wirral.

Is Bebington New Ferry an affluent area?

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

Is Bebington New Ferry gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.09; 2 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Bebington New Ferry?

Bebington. Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (430 m in a straight line). About 5.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Chester (30 to 64 min) and Ellesmere Port (25 to 59 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Bebington New Ferry?

Nearest state primary school. Grove Street Primary School. 60 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022). Nearest state secondary school. St John Plessington Catholic College. 510 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).

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.