Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£248,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CH42 8PG
Postcode
CH42 8PG
Coordinates
53.3734, -3.0497
Grid reference
SJ302867
Easting
330,258
Northing
386,791
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5R9XF2+84
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.
25371
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25371 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 · CH42 8PG
HM Land Registry · Wirral
Average price
£248,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £248,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £262,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£263k£249k£235k
Mar '24May '26
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 8PG
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH42 8PG
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.94.5%
Other White1.3%
White Irish1.2%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian61.2%
No religion32.5%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6420.2%
35–4917.4%
65–7414.1%
25–3411.6%
75–849.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Any member 66+18.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
All members 66+11.6%
Other11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
+ 7 other households · 34.5%
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 024B E01007245
E01007245MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 024 E02001490
E02001490LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 024B E01007245
E01007245MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wirral 024 E02001490
E02001490Urban: 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 CH42 8PG 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: 25371
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007245 and MSOA E02001490 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH42 8PG 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 CH42 8PG
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
70%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
47%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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