# CH26

Postcode district covering Prenton, in Wirral.

CH26 is a postcode district covering Prenton, in Wirral.

Postcode district. Code CH26. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch)

CH26 holds no output area of its own (it is a PO box, one building or a few streets), so it has no outline, no census figures and no recorded crime of its own. House sales count every sale with an CH26 postcode.

## On the map

- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CH26) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 0 homes were sold in CH26 in 2025.
- [Population by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate?place=CH26) (Mid-year population estimates · 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wirral, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is CH26.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=CH26) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wirral, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is CH26.
- [Female lifespan by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-female?place=CH26) (Life expectancy for local areas of the UK · 2022 to 2024): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wirral, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is CH26.

## Your MP

- [Birkenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birkenhead): Alison McGovern (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Postcode sectors in CH26

[CH26 9 (6 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch26-9)

## Council

[Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)

## Nearest rail stations

[Upton (Merseyside) (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.0842,53.3865), [Rock Ferry (3.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.0108,53.3727), [Green Lane (3.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.0164,53.3832), [Birkenhead Central (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.0208,53.3883)

## More in the CH postcode area

[All CH postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CH26 in brief

CH26 is a postcode district covering Prenton, in Wirral.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CH26
- Postcode area: [CH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch)
- Constituency: [Birkenhead †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birkenhead)
- Council: [Wirral †](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)
- Area: 0.00 km²

† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Latest updates for CH26

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CH26

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch26.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch26