Bebington
Bebington is a town in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 57,600. It has around 1 pharmacy and around 4 restaurants and cafés, with 23 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Eastham Rake, 0.3 km away, and there were around 43 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bebington area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cheshire West and Chester area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 357,150 residents at roughly 388 people per km².
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- County
- Cheshire
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Neston
- Police force
- Cheshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 99th of 294 English council areas — better than 66% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:35
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom
Crime
39 reported · July 2026▲ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences24
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Other crime3
- Possession of weapons2
2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Willaston, Thornton and Netherpool · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- Speeding continues to be the biggest issue reported by the local residents within this beat area.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
512 reported road collisions (2024)
128 killed or seriously injured · 628 casualties · 14.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
148 food businesses within 2 miles
- 127 rated 4–5 ★ (102 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Eastham Rake (0.3 km)
- 23 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Eastham Rake (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£269,039 average▲ 6.9% YoY
Across Cheshire West and Chester · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£986 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY
- 1 bed £721
- 2 bed £909
- 3 bed £1,115
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.9 times median annual pay (6.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (4.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (10.2 km)
19 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
33 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Hooton Railway Station (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches8
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
357,150 residents in Cheshire West and Chester · 388/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 183 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,517 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (23% of 166,820)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
180 schools · 54,323 pupils
126 primary · 20 secondary · 34 other
Ofsted: 67 of 75 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
158inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bishop Heber High SchoolGood
- Chester International SchoolGood
- Christleton High SchoolGood
- Ellesmere Port Church of England CollegeGood
- Hartford Church of England High SchoolGood
- St Nicholas Catholic High SchoolGood
- Tarporley High School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
- The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High SchoolGood
- The Whitby High SchoolGood
- Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports CollegeRequires improvement
- Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
- Helsby High School
- Neston High School
- Queen's Park High School
- The Catholic High School, Chester
- The County High School, Leftwich
- The Rudheath Senior Academy
- The Winsford Academy
- Upton-by-Chester High School
- Weaverham High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cheshire West and Chester
Care & health services
357 CQC-registered services
- Care homes85
- GP practices72
- Dentists77
- Homecare agencies78
- Hospitals & hospices11
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cheshire West and Chester
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 11 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
409 applications decided
88.5% granted · 362 granted, 47 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 35
- Con 20
- LD 1
- Grn 3
- Ref 3
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
16,170 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
51 jobs advertised · £32,263 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£798 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,803 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
47% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 168,339 certificates
10.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 80.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 62.9 women · 61.6 men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wirral West:
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects640 local signatures · 14,312 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office355 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership348 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban the sale of helium balloons301 local signatures · 3,730 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership281 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Eastham Rake railway station · 0.3 kmEastham Rake railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Eastham on the Wirral Peninsula. It is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network 8+1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) south-west of Liverpool…
South Wirral High School · 0.8 kmSouth Wirral High School is a coeducational foundation secondary school and sixth form located in Eastham, Merseyside, England. It has specialisms in Visual & Performing Arts alongside ICT & Computing.
Hooton railway station · 1.0 kmHooton railway station is situated in the south of the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England. It lies on the Wirral Line 8 miles (13 km) north of Chester and 9+1⁄2 miles (15.3 km) south west of Liverpool Lime Street on…
- Eastham, Merseyside · 1.6 km
Eastham is a village and an electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. Historically, it was part of Cheshire. It is situated on the Wirral Peninsula, to the south of Bromborough and…
St Mary's Church, Eastham · 1.7 kmSt Mary's Church is in the village of Eastham, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in…
Bromborough railway station · 1.9 kmBromborough railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Bromborough in Merseyside, England. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bebington?
- Bebington is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority.
- What is the population of Bebington?
- Bebington has an approximate settlement population of 57,600.
- How deprived is Bebington?
- The Cheshire West and Chester local authority, which includes Bebington, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.