Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 7.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CH41 0AP
Postcode
CH41 0AP
Coordinates
53.3998, -3.0556
Grid reference
SJ299897
Easting
329,908
Northing
389,736
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5R9WXV+WP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Birkenhead
Travel to Work
Birkenhead
ITL Region
Wirral
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
78
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 78 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CH41 0AP
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH41 0AP
Counts are for Bidston and St James electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
66
YoY -18%
805938
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY -56%
51272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1791
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
16
YoY -16%
27165
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.7%
Other White4.5%
Other Asian1.1%
Chinese1.0%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Christian48.0%
No religion43.3%
Not answered5.9%
Buddhist1.4%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4919.6%
50–6417.6%
25–3415.2%
≤49.2%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Other30.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.6%
Any member 66+13.2%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.0%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children6.0%
+ 9 other households · 24.3%
Administrative Information
Wirral
Local Authority
Council AreaBirkenhead E14001091
Constituency
E14001091Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Bidston and St James
Constituency code
E14001091
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Wirral, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wirral
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wirral
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 12F
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wirral 011C E01007122
E01007122MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 011 E02001477
E02001477LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 011C E01007122
E01007122MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wirral 011 E02001477
E02001477Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
12 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode CH41 0AP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 78
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007122 and MSOA E02001477 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH41 0AP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CH41 0AP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 82%
RWM expected
73%
SecondaryStateBoys · Ages 11–16FSM 83%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 14%
Attainment 8
57.2
All-throughStateGirls · Ages 3–19FSM 19%
Attainment 8
50.5
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 66%
Attainment 8
39.9
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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