Around average
IMD England
43
Crime · May '26
£185,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CH42 6QA
Postcode
CH42 6QA
Coordinates
53.3715, -3.0246
Grid reference
SJ319865
Easting
331,924
Northing
386,555
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5R9XCG+H4
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.
13616
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13616 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 6QA
HM Land Registry · Wirral
Average price
£185,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £185,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Apr '24Apr '24: 1 sales · avg £210,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£210k£185k£160k
Nov '23Apr '24
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CH42 6QA
Crime trends · near CH42 6QA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
382614
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
22
YoY +22%
ASB
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +500%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -60%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.1%
White Irish1.5%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Christian59.9%
No religion33.0%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6420.9%
35–4917.5%
65–7412.7%
10–159.7%
25–349.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.7%
Any member 66+15.0%
Other13.6%
All members 66+10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
+ 8 other households · 36.2%
Administrative Information
Wirral
Local Authority
Council AreaBirkenhead E14001091
Constituency
E14001091Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Prenton
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 029A E01007173
E01007173MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 029 E02001495
E02001495LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 029A E01007173
E01007173MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wirral 029 E02001495
E02001495Urban: 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
3:58 AM
Sunrise
8:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:58 AM
Sunset (today)
8:36 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 6QA 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: 13616
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007173 and MSOA E02001495 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH42 6QA 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
Schools near CH42 6QA
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Bedford Drive Primary School
Wirral · CH42 6RT
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Prenton High School for Girls
Wirral · CH42 6RR
Good
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16
Well Lane Primary School
Wirral · CH42 5PF
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Horizons Independent School
Wirral · CH42 8NU
0.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Mersey Park Primary School
Wirral · CH42 0PH
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Devonshire Park Primary School
Wirral · CH42 9JX
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Utopia
Wirral · CH42 1NW
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–19
Rock Ferry Primary School
Wirral · CH42 2BL
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Rock Ferry Primary School
Wirral · CH42 2BL
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
Wirral · CH43 5UT
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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