# CH42 5PQ: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH42 5PQ is a postcode in Wirral.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wirral. Open the map at CH42 5PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch42) › [CH42 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch42-5)

## Around this postcode

- **58 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Wirral 021F: 73 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ
- **Rock Ferry, 730 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ
- **No property in CH42 5PQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 021F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH42 5PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CH42 5PQ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ
- **15.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Well Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/well-lane-primary-school-e151645) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), June 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Mersey Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mersey-park-primary-school-e105042) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Utopia](https://openindex.co.uk/school/utopia-e149600) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Rock Ferry Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rock-ferry-primary-school-e150115) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2020 | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bedford Drive Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-drive-primary-school-e104988) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Prenton High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prenton-high-school-for-girls-e137130) | Secondary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 40.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Devonshire Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-park-primary-school-e104991) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Horizons Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizons-independent-school-e151346) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £125,099 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| December 2025 | £147,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2023 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2024 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2023 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £127,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rock Ferry (730 m, 9 minutes on foot); Green Lane (870 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GLADSTONE MED CTR (360 m); ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY (620 m)
- Pharmacies: ROCK FERRY PHARMACY (360 m); OLD CHESTER PHARMACY (370 m); VICTORIA PARK PHARMACY (430 m); ST CATHERINES PHARMACY (620 m); TRANMERE PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: DEVONSHIRE PARK DENTAL CENTRE (390 m); ST CATHERINES DENTAL CENTRE (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Rock Ferry Birkenhead (420 m, Lidl); Co-op Tranmere - Tranmere Court (630 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Lairds Express Petrol (690 m, Asda); Iceland Prenton (810 m, Iceland); Tesco Tranmere Express (820 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £221,849** (July 2026). Wirral’s average house price was £221,849 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,010** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wirral earned a median of £38,010 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 158th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Wirral costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.5** (2025). Wirral has a deprivation score of 27.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 57th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wirral 021F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 52.8** (2025). Wirral 021F has a deprivation score of 52.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,899th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £110,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 021F was £110,000 in 2025. Joint 557th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,438** (2021). Wirral 021F had 1,438 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,958th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Wirral 021F, 100.0% 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.

## CH42 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH42 was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 106th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,202** (2021). CH42 had 32,202 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 797th most 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CH42 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.4%** (January 2026). In CH42, 98.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)
- Centre: 53.3758, -3.0205

Council: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## 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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.0205,53.3758,CH425PQ

## How to cite

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