Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
484
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 484 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.
Police Recorded Crime near CH42 0JS
Crime trends · near CH42 0JS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
122
YoY stable
ASB
37
YoY +95%
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +125%
Burglary
9
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
20
YoY -20%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
65
YoY +48%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising
374
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,680
White Brit.87.6%
Other White3.4%
Bangladeshi2.4%
Indian1.1%
Other Asian1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 4.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,683
No religion46.0%
Christian42.2%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim3.6%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,684
50–6419.9%
35–4917.6%
25–3414.7%
10–159.6%
65–748.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Total households: 786
Other29.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.2%
Any member 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.2%
+ 7 other households · 30.8%
Administrative Information
Wirral
Local Authority
Council Area
Birkenhead E14001091
Constituency
E14001091
Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 Scotland
Cheshire 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 021B E01007131
E01007131
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 021 E02001487
E02001487
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 021B E01007131
E01007131
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wirral 021 E02001487
E02001487
Urban: 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
4:20 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:20 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> Present
June 1999 — Introduced
Postcode CH42 0JS 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: 484
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007131 and MSOA E02001487 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH42 0JS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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