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Middle area

South Sefton. 6,645 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Ford’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£177,500
996th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,279
3,171st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ford compares

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Median sale price38 middle areas, Sefton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from £100,000 to £390,000. The middle area is £228,125. Ford is £177,500.
£177,50011th lowest
Population38 middle areas, Sefton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from 5,594 to 9,672. The middle area is 7,238. Ford is 6,279.
6,2797th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Sefton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from 39.3% to 99.6%. The middle area is 95.6%. Ford is 99.1%.
99.1%joint 4th highest
Claimant rate38 middle areas, Sefton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Sefton38 areas from 1.5% to 8.5%. The middle area is 2.7%. Ford is 5.7%.
5.7%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Sefton

These figures are published for the whole of Sefton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sefton and not Ford alone. See Sefton

Average house price
£224,289
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,937
120th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.1×
103rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.1
80th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ford in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ford was £177,500 in 2025.

Ford had 6,279 usual residents at the census.

In Ford, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ford, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.