Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 12.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for CH41 1AD
Postcode
CH41 1AD
Coordinates
53.3949, -3.0159
Grid reference
SJ325891
Easting
332,542
Northing
389,154
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5R9XVM+XJ
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.
473
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 473 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 1AD
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH41 1AD
Counts are for Birkenhead and Tranmere 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
131
YoY +10%
14111589
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
36
YoY +16%
533516
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1073
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
1382
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
27
YoY -23%
412712
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
42
YoY +27%
534027
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.7%
Other White4.3%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.4%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
No religion48.4%
Christian42.8%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim1.7%
Other religion1.7%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
25–3421.5%
35–4919.6%
50–6419.3%
20–2413.5%
65–7411.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 14.2%
Households
Other56.9%
Any member 66+12.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children4.2%
+ 4 other households · 11.6%
Administrative Information
Wirral
Local Authority
Council AreaBirkenhead E14001091
Constituency
E14001091Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Birkenhead and Tranmere
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 016G E01034839
E01034839MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 016 E02001482
E02001482LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 016A E01007126
E01007126MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wirral 016 E02001482
E02001482Urban: 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
5:53 AM
Sunrise
6:17 PM
Sunset
12 hours 24 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
6:17 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 24 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 1AD 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: 473
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034839 and MSOA E02001482 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH41 1AD 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 1AD
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
4.7
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 78%
RWM expected
26%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 12–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 62%
RWM expected
46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
56%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 66%
Attainment 8
39.9
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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