Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CH41 2UF
Postcode
CH41 2UF
Coordinates
53.3844, -3.0366
Grid reference
SJ311880
Easting
331,147
Northing
388,006
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5R9XM7+Q8
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.
3877
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3877 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 & WalesProperty sales · CH41 2UF
HM Land Registry · Wirral
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Police Recorded Crime near CH41 2UF
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH41 2UF
Counts are for Oxton 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
18
YoY -44%
322314
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY —
851
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.7%
Other White2.7%
White Irish2.2%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Christian49.4%
No religion43.5%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
35–4920.5%
25–3414.9%
10–157.5%
65–746.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Other34.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.9%
Any member 66+10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.6%
+ 7 other households · 27.0%
Administrative Information
Wirral
Local Authority
Council AreaBirkenhead E14001091
Constituency
E14001091Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Oxton
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 022C E01007239
E01007239MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 022 E02001488
E02001488LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 022C E01007239
E01007239MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wirral 022 E02001488
E02001488Urban: 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 2UF 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: 3877
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007239 and MSOA E02001488 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH41 2UF 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 2UF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
53%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 66%
Attainment 8
39.9
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 12–16FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 14%
Attainment 8
57.2
All-throughStateGirls · Ages 3–19FSM 19%
Attainment 8
50.5
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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