Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£215,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CH49 4WT
Postcode
CH49 4WT
Coordinates
53.3933, -3.0942
Grid reference
SJ273890
Easting
327,333
Northing
389,056
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5R9WV4+88
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.
24865
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 24865 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 · CH49 4WT
HM Land Registry · Wirral
Average price
£215,000
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Median price: £215,000
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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 CH49 4WT
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH49 4WT
Counts are for Upton 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
11
YoY —
28175
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.6%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Christian62.1%
No religion31.8%
Not answered4.6%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6423.9%
35–4915.6%
65–7414.4%
25–3412.8%
75–848.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.0%
Households
Any member 66+17.8%
Other16.1%
All members 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
+ 7 other households · 29.6%
Administrative Information
Wirral
Local Authority
Council AreaWallasey E14001561
Constituency
E14001561Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Upton
Constituency code
E14001561
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 018E E01007305
E01007305MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 018 E02001484
E02001484LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 018E E01007305
E01007305MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wirral 018 E02001484
E02001484Urban: 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
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
12 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 19 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 CH49 4WT 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: 24865
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007305 and MSOA E02001484 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH49 4WT 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 CH49 4WT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 20%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–14FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 68%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
30%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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