CH41
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Birkenhead, Claughton and Bidston, in Wirral.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CH41 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CH41, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CH41 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CH41 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CH41 at a rate of 269.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across CH.
In August 2026 alone, 473 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CH41.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,984), other crime (1,144) and shoplifting (809).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CH41 was 249.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CH41, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CH41 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CH41
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wirral 010G | 1,256 | 287.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Wirral 010H | 1,634 | 101.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Wirral 011B | 1,479 | 271.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% |
| Wirral 011C | 1,554 | 193.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.6% |
| Wirral 011D | 1,603 | 85.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.6% |
| Wirral 015A | 1,594 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Wirral 015C | 1,496 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| Wirral 016B | 1,630 | 143.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Wirral 016C | 1,691 | 756.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.6% |
| Wirral 016E | 1,209 | 219.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Wirral 016F | 1,022 | 403.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.6% |
| Wirral 016G | 1,042 | 743.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.1% |
| Wirral 021D | 1,632 | 244.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.2% |
MPs for CH41
- Alison McGovernLabourMP for Birkenhead96% of CH41’s postcodes
- Dame Angela EagleLabourMP for Wallasey4.1% of CH41’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CH412
Postcode sectors in CH4110
Council1
Towns in CH411
Postcode districts next to CH416
Nearest rail stations4
More in the CH postcode area2
CH41 in brief
CH41 is a postcode district covering Birkenhead, Claughton and Bidston, in Wirral.
About 22,101 people lived in CH41 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £121,500 in 2025 across 190 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 269.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CH41 was £121,500 in 2025.
CH41 had 20,697 usual residents at the census.
In CH41, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CH41, 7.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.