# CH41

Postcode district covering Birkenhead, Claughton and Bidston, in Wirral.

CH41 is a postcode district covering Birkenhead, Claughton and Bidston, in Wirral. Median sale price £121,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 269.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code CH41. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £121,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH41 was £121,500 in 2025. 27th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 20,697** (2021). CH41 had 20,697 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,340th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CH41 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.2%** (January 2026). In CH41, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CH41) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in CH41 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CH41) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 190 homes were sold in CH41 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CH41) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CH41.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CH41) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CH41 had 20,697 usual residents at the census.

## How CH41 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CH41 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £121,500 | cheapest | 24 postcode districts, CH · 2025 |
| Population | 20,697 | 12th least populated | 29 postcode districts, CH · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, CH · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.2% | 11th lowest | 29 postcode districts, CH · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the CH postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in CH41

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wirral 010G](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01034836) | 1,256 | 287.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Wirral 010H](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01034837) | 1,634 | 101.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Wirral 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007121) | 1,479 | 271.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% |
| [Wirral 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007122) | 1,554 | 193.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.6% |
| [Wirral 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007123) | 1,603 | 85.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.6% |
| [Wirral 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007125) | 1,594 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wirral 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007157) | 1,496 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Wirral 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007127) | 1,630 | 143.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Wirral 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007128) | 1,691 | 756.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.6% |
| [Wirral 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007133) | 1,209 | 219.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Wirral 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01034838) | 1,022 | 403.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.6% |
| [Wirral 016G](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01034839) | 1,042 | 743.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.1% |
| [Wirral 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/neighbourhood/e01007291) | 1,632 | 244.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.2% |

## Your MP

- [Birkenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birkenhead): Alison McGovern (Labour), MP since July 2024. 96% of the people here.
- [Wallasey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wallasey): Dame Angela Eagle (Labour), MP since July 2024. 4.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in CH41

[Bidston Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/bidston-hill), [Birkenhead Central](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral/birkenhead-central)

## Postcode sectors in CH41

[CH41 0 (75 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41-0), [CH41 1 (75 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41-1), [CH41 2 (90 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41-2), [CH41 3 (82 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41-3), [CH41 4 (106 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41-4), [CH41 5 (63 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41-5), [CH41 6 (62 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41-6), [CH41 7 (57 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41-7), [CH41 8 (97 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41-8), [CH41 9 (82 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in CH41

[Birkenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/birkenhead)

## Postcode districts next to CH41

[CH25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch25), [CH42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch42), [CH43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch43), [CH44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch44), [CH45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch45), [CH46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch46)

## Nearest rail stations

[Birkenhead Park (650 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.0391,53.3974), [Conway Park (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.0227,53.3934), [Birkenhead Hamilton Square (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.0137,53.3947), [Birkenhead North (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.0575,53.4044)

## 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)

## 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.
About 0% of people in CH41 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CH41, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CH41
- 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: 8.56 km²
- People, mid-2024: 22,101*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 70

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CH43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch43), [CH44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch44), [CH42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch42), [CH25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch25), [CH45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch45), [CH46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch46)

## Latest updates for CH41

- 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/CH41

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch41#f-house-sales-median-price.

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/ch41