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Bidston Hill

Middle area

North Wirral. 8,474 people in 3.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Bidston Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£127,500
Joint 214th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,697
Joint 4,065th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Bidston Hill

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bidston Hill at a rate of 151.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.9 per 1,000 people across Wirral.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences461
Other crime213
Shoplifting188
Anti-social behaviour167
Criminal damage and arson139
Drug offences43
Vehicle crime38
Burglary31
Robbery5
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bidston Hill compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price42 middle areas, Wirral · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from £113,500 to £531,750. The middle area is £208,498. Bidston Hill is £127,500.
£127,5005th cheapest
Population42 middle areas, Wirral · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from 6,045 to 9,715. The middle area is 7,610. Bidston Hill is 7,697.
7,69719th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares42 middle areas, Wirral · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Bidston Hill is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage42 middle areas, Wirral · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wirral42 areas from 87.9% to 99.7%. The middle area is 97.6%. Bidston Hill is 95.7%.
95.7%joint 12th lowest

Is Bidston Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bidston Hill at a rate of 151.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.9 per 1,000 people across Wirral.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 101 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bidston Hill.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (461), other crime (213) and shoplifting (188).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Wirral

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

Average house price
£221,849
Up 6.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,010
158th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.5
Joint 57th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bidston Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bidston Hill was £127,500 in 2025.

Bidston Hill had 7,697 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Bidston Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bidston Hill, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.