Bedford Road is in Birkenhead and in Wirral district. CH42 2AU is located in the Rock Ferry electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Birkenhead. This postcode has been in use since 1999-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Bedford Road, Birkenhead, CH42 2AU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CH42 2BS, CH42 2BT, CH42 2AW, CH42 3XY, CH42 2DT, CH42 3XH, CH42 4PQ, CH42 4PD, CH42 3XF.

Bedford Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bedford Road are based on 140 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wirral.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for CH42 2AU

Average Price
£120,942
Semi-Detached
£118,164
Terraced
£121,339
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bedford Road

Average Price
£128,878
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bedford Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
238 Bedford Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£125,0002023-01-06 £125,746
240 Bedford Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£89,0002018-09-04 £115,632
228 Bedford Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£90,0002016-09-28 £126,293
232 Bedford Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£55,0002009-04-29 £93,086
234 Bedford Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£65,0002004-01-27 £143,255

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre
New Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HB 		4out of 4 4,861 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Somerville Nursery School
Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB 		3out of 4 4,943 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Abercromby Nursery School
Falkner Street , L8 7QA 		3out of 4 5,011 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rock Ferry Primary School
Ionic Street , Rock Ferry CH42 2BL 		3out of 4 490 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Well Lane Primary School
Park Road , Tranmere CH42 5PF 		3out of 4 514 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford Drive Primary School
Bedford Drive , Rock Ferry CH42 6RT 		3out of 4 654 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Highfield South , Rock Ferry CH42 4NE 		3out of 4 733 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Mersey Park Primary School
Elm Road , Higher Tranmere CH42 0PH 		4out of 4 994 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue , Rock Ferry CH42 6RR 		3out of 4 800 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road , Bebington CH63 7LF 		4out of 4 1,647 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Bebington
Higher Bebington Road , Bebington CH63 2PS 		2out of 4 2,291 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Heath Road , Bebington CH63 3AF 		4out of 4 2,834 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Cross Lane , Bebington CH63 3AQ 		4out of 4 2,888 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT 		- not rated 2,640 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ 		- not rated 3,985 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street , L1 9HF 		- not rated 4,606 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
The City of Liverpool College
Clarence Street , L3 5TP 		- not rated 5,019 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
Sir Alastair Pilkington Building , Back Bedford Street L69 7SH 		- not rated 5,089 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead High School Academy
86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY 		4out of 4 3,172 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prenton Preparatory School
Mount Pleasant , Oxton CH43 5SY 		- not rated 2,205 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Wirral
The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA 		- not rated 2,565 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
60 Hamilton Square , Wirral CH41 5AT 		- not rated 2,657 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Birkenhead School
58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD 		- not rated 3,264 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cities in Schools at Unit 302
Queens Dock Commercial Centre , Norkfolk Street L1 0BG 		- not rated 3,689 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Albany Bowling Club42 Southdale Road, Rock Ferry335 yd
Epirus Take Away Limited172 Bedford Road, Rock Ferry381 yd
YUM276 Old Chester Road, Tranmere459 yd
Rumbling Tums251 Old Chester Road, Tranmere488 yd
Indigo Venue LimitedLairdside Community Trust, 136 - 138 Bedford Road, Rock Ferry499 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Rockvilla329 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry86 yd
St Anne's Parish CentreSocial Centre, St Annes Church254 yd
The Rock Station11 Highfield Road, Rock Ferry309 yd
The Bedford180 Bedford Road, Rock Ferry334 yd
The Lord NapierLord Napier, 28 St Pauls Road, Rock Ferry453 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Zhen's House342 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry205 yd
Zhen's House342 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry205 yd
Luigis196 Bedford Road209 yd
Al's Pizza176 Bedford Road, Rock Ferry357 yd
Smokie Mos284 Old Chester Road, Tranmere450 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Essentials15 - 17 Albany Road, Rock Ferry444 yd
Lidl2A St Pauls Road, Rock Ferry459 yd
Morrisons Daily86 Highfield Road, Rock Ferry476 yd
Tesco212a Bebington Road, Rock Ferry802 yd
Morrisons Daily125-127 Mount Road, Tranmere1,003 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Byrne Avenue Recreation Centre (Closed)
Byrne Avenue 		swimming pool127 yd
Rock Ferry Primary School Sports Hall
ROCK FERRY PRIMARY SCHOOL ROCK FERRY PRIMARY SCHOOL IONIC STREET 		514 yd
Victoria Park
BEBINGTON ROAD 		grass pitches578 yd
Conway Playing Fields
VICTORIA DRIVE 		grass pitches810 yd
Prenton High School For Girls
HESKETH AVENUE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite870 yd
The University Academy (Closed)
Ravenswood Avenue 		grass pitches898 yd
Titans Gym (Closed)
Church Road 		health and fitness suite1,004 yd
Cammell Laird 1907 Fc
CAMMELL LAIRD F C CAMMELL LAIRD F C ST PETERS ROAD 		grass pitches1,024 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed200 Mbit/s
Average download speed244.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed23.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Bedford Road dangerous?

In 2023, 729 crimes were reported near Bedford Road . Only 13% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CH42 2AU.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Bedford Road, Birkenhead, CH42 2AU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CH42 2AU area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee101
Retired35
Part-Time Employee31
Looking after home or family27
Student (economically inactive)25
Long-Term Sick or disabled18
Other14
Self-Employed13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)11
Unemployed8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Accommodation and food service activities15
Manufacturing12
Transport and storage7
Education6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Other5
Administrative and support service activities5
Construction5
Information and communication3
Financial and insurance activities3
Real estate activities2
Professional, scientific and technical activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female147
Male196

Partnership Status

Single172
Married: Opposite sex65
Separated12
Divorced19
Widowed15

Health

Very good health147
Good health107
Fair health57
Bad health28
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications60
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 43
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
Apprenticeship30
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 49
Degree or Similar 53
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian3
Other Asian4
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean2
White318
Arab1
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom295
European Union30
Rest of Europe4
Middle East and Asia11
The Americas and the Caribbean2
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK295
10+ Years15
5-10 Years3
2-5 Years27
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom227
Ireland10
Germany6
Romania7
Other EU countries2
Oceania2
No passport held89

Religion

No religion181
Christian125
Buddhist1
Hindu1
Muslim7
Other religion5
Not answered20
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