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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001497

Bebington New Ferry

Bebington New Ferry is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,156 residents in Wirral. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wirral
8,156

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,683

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,862

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Central Bridgend, Bridgend8,318 residents · 55.2% owned · 30.6% no carMorriston South, Swansea7,351 residents · 58.1% owned · 29.3% no carHuyton East, Knowsley7,499 residents · 50.3% owned · 37.1% no carMeadowhead, Blackburn with Darwen7,278 residents · 60.5% owned · 29.6% no carBarry West, Vale of Glamorgan8,766 residents · 59.1% owned · 25.4% no carFawdon South, Newcastle upon Tyne10,103 residents · 45.5% owned · 40.3% no car

Most similar within Wirral

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woodchurch, Wirral6,730 residents · 45.1% owned · 35.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bebington New Ferry

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned46%
1,695 households
Social rented30.9%
1,138 households
Private rented22.4%
824 households
Shared ownership0.7%
24 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.3%
1,410 households
Terraced38.1%
1,402 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.6%
426 households
Detached4.9%
181 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.9%
179 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
62 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,662 households
No cars or vans in household34.6%
1,274 households
2 cars or vans in household16.2%
596 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
152 households
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.6%
2,013 households
2 bedrooms25%
921 households
1 bedroom10.6%
392 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
358 households
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
2,161 households
One-person household36.6%
1,346 households
Other household types4.8%
175 households
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.5%
1,346 households
2 people in household31.2%
1,151 households
3 people in household15.7%
579 households
4 people in household10.8%
397 households
5 people in household4.1%
150 households
6 people in household1%
38 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,619 residents
15–2917.4%
1,423 residents
30–4420.1%
1,638 residents
45–6425.7%
2,096 residents
65 and over17%
1,384 residents
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.8%
7,736 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
172 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
129 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
60 residents
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.8%
1,596 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.3%
1,432 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,095 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
729 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
386 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.8%
3,520 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
2,796 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
968 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.2%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
3,499 residents
Good health32.8%
2,672 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,269 residents
Bad health6.6%
536 residents
Very bad health2.2%
180 residents
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.8%
6,022 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.2%
2,134 residents
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.1%
1,404 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,289 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
706 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.6%
279 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Bebington New Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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