9,179
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
348 · 18.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£104,769
Median property price
599
Postcodes
Overview of Birkenhead and Tranmere
Coordinates53.3879, -3.0234
Postcodes
599
Population (Census)
18,767
Households (Census)
9,179
Recorded crime · May '26
348 · 18.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Birkenhead and Tranmere
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.08 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.08 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Birkenhead and Tranmere
Property sales · Birkenhead and Tranmere
HM Land Registry · Birkenhead and Tranmere
Average price
£111,298
YoY: +2.1%
Median price: £104,769
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £79,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£143k£111k£79k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Birkenhead and Tranmere
Crime trends · Birkenhead and Tranmere
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14111589
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
107
YoY stable
ASB
533516
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
41
YoY +41%
Vehicle Crime
1073
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY stable
Burglary
1382
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -12%
Criminal damage
412712
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY +12%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
754311
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
71
YoY +137%
Demographics in Birkenhead and Tranmere
Ethnicity
White Brit.83.3%
Other White4.1%
Bangladeshi3.5%
Chinese1.1%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 6.8%
Religion
No religion44.5%
Christian42.5%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim5.6%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6419.7%
35–4919.4%
25–3415.9%
10–157.8%
65–747.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Other35.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.8%
Any member 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children5.6%
+ 7 other households · 27.1%
Schools in Birkenhead and Tranmere
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Mersey Park Primary School
Wirral · CH42 0PH
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
Wirral · CH41 2UJ
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
Wirral · CH41 2TD
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Woodlands Primary School
Wirral · CH41 2SY
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
IMPACT Northwest Schools
Wirral · CH41 1FF
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
Wirral · CH41 5AT
0.6 mi
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
Progress Schools - Wirral
Wirral · CH41 4EA
0.4 mi
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
Well Lane Primary School
Wirral · CH42 5PF
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Wirral Metropolitan College
Wirral · CH41 4NT
0.4 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Birkenhead and Tranmere
Postcodes in Birkenhead and Tranmere
CH25 9BJCH25 9FXCH25 9GACH25 9GECH25 9GFCH25 9RACH25 9RBCH25 9RDCH25 9RECH25 9RFCH25 9RGCH25 9RHCH25 9RJCH25 9RLCH25 9RNCH25 9RPCH25 9RQCH25 9RRCH25 9RSCH25 9RTCH25 9RUCH25 9RWCH25 9RXCH25 9RYCH25 9RZCH25 9SACH25 9SBCH25 9SDCH25 9SECH25 9SFCH25 9SGCH25 9SHCH25 9TACH25 9TBCH25 9ZZCH41 1ADCH41 1AGCH41 1AHCH41 1ALCH41 1ANCH41 1APCH41 1ARCH41 1ASCH41 1ATCH41 1AUCH41 1AWCH41 1AYCH41 1BDCH41 1BFCH41 1BGCH41 1BJCH41 1BNCH41 1BQCH41 1BRCH41 1ELCH41 1EPCH41 1ETCH41 1EWCH41 1FFCH41 1FHCH41 1FNCH41 1LDCH41 1LFCH41 1LHCH41 1LJCH41 1LUCH41 1LXCH41 1LYCH41 1NDCH41 2ABCH41 2PFCH41 2PHCH41 2PZCH41 2QHCH41 2QJCH41 2QQCH41 2QRCH41 2QSCH41 2QXCH41 2RACH41 2RBCH41 2RDCH41 2RGCH41 2RHCH41 2RLCH41 2RNCH41 2RQCH41 2SBCH41 2SDCH41 2SECH41 2SFCH41 2SGCH41 2SHCH41 2SJCH41 2SLCH41 2SNCH41 2SPCH41 2SQCH41 2SRCH41 2SSCH41 2STCH41 2SUCH41 2SWCH41 2SXCH41 2SYCH41 2SZCH41 2TACH41 2TBCH41 2TDCH41 2TECH41 2TFCH41 2TGCH41 2THCH41 2TJCH41 2TLCH41 2TNCH41 2TPCH41 2TQCH41 2TRCH41 2TS