Among the most deprived
IMD England
176
Crime · May '26
£147,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CH42 1PH
Postcode
CH42 1PH
Coordinates
53.3706, -3.0023
Grid reference
SJ334864
Easting
333,407
Northing
386,438
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5R9XCX+63
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.
715
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 715 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)
Property sales · CH42 1PH
HM Land Registry · Wirral
Average price
£165,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £147,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Apr '25Apr '25: 2 sales · avg £147,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£200k£174k£148k
Sep '23Apr '25
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Police Recorded Crime near CH42 1PH
Crime trends · near CH42 1PH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
926945
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
81
YoY +31%
ASB
24155
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -7%
Vehicle Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -80%
Burglary
851
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
Criminal damage
27176
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY +59%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.7%
Other White4.0%
+ other · 6.3%
Religion
Christian48.5%
No religion43.8%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim2.3%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6420.4%
35–4917.5%
25–3415.5%
65–749.4%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Other33.8%
Any member 66+15.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.4%
+ 7 other households · 26.6%
Administrative Information
Wirral
Local Authority
Council AreaBirkenhead E14001091
Constituency
E14001091Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Rock Ferry
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 ScotlandCheshire 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 027B E01007290
E01007290MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 027 E02001493
E02001493LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 027B E01007290
E01007290MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wirral 027 E02001493
E02001493Urban: 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
3:56 AM
Sunrise
8:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:56 AM
Sunset (today)
8:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 CH42 1PH 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: 715
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007290 and MSOA E02001493 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH42 1PH 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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