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CH42 9LW

POSTCODE

CH42 9LW is a postcode in Oxton.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.3831, -3.0367
OS grid SJ311878 (331,142, 387,863)
IMD England
2/10
#3877
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
MoM +8% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5R9XM7+68
Most deprived 10⁠–⁠20%
IMD England
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£230,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 3,702 sales
+4.5%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North West
Region

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.
3877
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3877 out of 33,755 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 & Wales
Property sales · CH42 9LW
HM Land Registry · Wirral
Average price
£266,604
Median price: £230,000
Median +4.5% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,702 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near CH42 9LW

England & Wales
Crime trends · near CH42 9LW

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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26
YoY -33%
412917
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
8
YoY —
1172
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1593
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
19
YoY -17%
332211
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving

68
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,652
White Brit.89.7%
Other White2.7%
White Irish2.2%
+ other · 5.3%

Religion

Total residents: 1,652
Christian49.4%
No religion43.5%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,652
50–6422.0%
35–4920.5%
25–3414.9%
10–157.5%
65–746.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%

Households

Total households: 800
One person: other34.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.6%
One person: aged 66+10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.6%
+ 9 other households · 27.4%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Birkenhead Central Rail Station

    Rail

    1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min

  • Green Lane Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    1.3 km straight lineabout 17 min

  • Conway Park Rail Station

    Rail

    1.5 km straight lineabout 18 min

Bus stops

  • South Hill Road

    Bus · adj · north

    64 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Woodville Road

    Bus · adj · south

    93 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Mount Grove

    Bus · adj · south

    189 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Victoria Road

    Bus · adj · south

    222 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Briardale Road

    Bus · adj · north

    239 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for CH42 9LW

England
Country
Wirral
Local Authority
Oxton
Ward
Birkenhead
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CH42 9LW
Coordinates
53.3831, -3.0367
Grid reference
SJ311878
Easting
331,142
Northing
387,863
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5R9XM7+68
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Administrative Information

Wirral
Local Authority
Council Area
Birkenhead E14001091
Constituency
E14001091
Merseyside
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 England
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 022C E01007239
E01007239
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 022 E02001488
E02001488
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 022C E01007239
E01007239
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wirral 022 E02001488
E02001488
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

7:49 AM6:03 PM
7:49 AM
Sunrise
6:03 PM
Sunset
10 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:49 AM
Sunset (today)
6:03 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 14 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 9LW 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007239 and MSOA E02001488 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 3877
Present — Active
Postcode CH42 9LW 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

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