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Higher Bebington
What it's like at CH63 3AF: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Port Sunlight, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 678k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool James Street.
The nearest bus stop is Wirral Grammar School for Girls B, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 653, 602, 704, 662); 46 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Brackenwood Junior School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 85% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Brackenwood Infant School (0.6 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Wirral Grammar School for Girls, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 69.3 · 35.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wirral Grammar School for Girls (0.4 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Boys (0.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative, 1.0 km away, with Co-operative closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kings Lane Medical Practice (600 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Amanda Burns Hairdressing is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Arrowe Park Hospital, 5.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Stanton Road Primary School is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and Rose & Crown the nearest pub (750 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 35 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 12% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 44% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is The Oval Sports Centre, 750 m away; for exercise, Community Sports Facility (500 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Moreton, 10 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 49 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
28 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Birkenhead constituency: Alison McGovern MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 13,798 (32.0%), turnout 55%. Vote shares: Labour 52%, Green Party 20%, Reform UK 14%, Conservative 8%.
6 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CH63 3AF →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.7% | 94.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.9% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 47 min
Nearest: Victoria Pier · about 51 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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