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Ford

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South Sefton. About 12,879 people in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Ford, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,817
1,347th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.3%
2,571st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Ford compares

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Population22 wards, Sefton · 2021
Population: every ward in Sefton22 areas from 11,547 to 14,822. The middle area is 12,471. Ford is 12,817.
12,8177th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Sefton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Sefton22 areas from 42.2% to 99.2%. The middle area is 95.7%. Ford is 98.7%.
98.7%2nd highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Sefton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Sefton22 areas from 1.7% to 8.1%. The middle area is 3.0%. Ford is 4.9%.
4.9%joint 5th highest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Sefton · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Sefton22 areas from 52.3% to 67.1%. The middle area is 61.9%. Ford is 64.3%.
64.3%7th highest

Figures for the whole of Sefton

These figures are published for the whole of Sefton, not for each ward, 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

Ford had 12,817 usual residents at the census.

In Ford, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ford, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.3% of residents in Ford were aged 15 to 64 at the census.