Among the most deprived
IMD England
348
Crime · May '26
£127,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CH42 5PF
Postcode
CH42 5PF
Coordinates
53.3753, -3.0204
Grid reference
SJ322869
Easting
332,210
Northing
386,973
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5R9XGH+4R
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.
1008
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1008 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 5PF
HM Land Registry · Wirral
Average price
£127,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £127,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '23 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £130,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£130k£128k£125k
Jul '23Nov '25
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Police Recorded Crime near CH42 5PF
Crime trends · near CH42 5PF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14111589
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
107
YoY stable
ASB
533516
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
41
YoY +41%
Vehicle Crime
1073
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY stable
Burglary
1382
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -12%
Criminal damage
412712
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY +12%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
754311
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
71
YoY +137%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.3%
Other White3.7%
Caribbean1.4%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
No religion49.7%
Christian42.2%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4921.8%
25–3416.9%
50–6415.9%
≤49.1%
10–157.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Other31.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.4%
Any member 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children5.7%
+ 7 other households · 27.0%
Administrative Information
Wirral
Local Authority
Council AreaBirkenhead E14001091
Constituency
E14001091Merseyside
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 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 027E E01007296
E01007296MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 027 E02001493
E02001493LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 027E E01007296
E01007296MSOA 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
8:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:56 AM
Sunset (today)
8:38 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 5PF 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: 1008
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007296 and MSOA E02001493 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH42 5PF 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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