# CH42 8QR: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH42 8QR 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 8QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch42) › [CH42 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch42-8)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Wirral 029D: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR
- **Rock Ferry, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR
- **No property in CH42 8QR 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=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 029D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR
- **£221,673 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH42 8QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR
- **Low road and rail noise at CH42 8QR**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR
- **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=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Horizons Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizons-independent-school-e151346) | Special | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Devonshire Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-park-primary-school-e104991) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-birkenhead-e146088) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 68% 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 | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 40.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bedford Drive Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-drive-primary-school-e104988) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodchurch Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodchurch-road-academy-e150119) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Prenton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prenton-primary-school-e103598) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxton-st-saviours-cofe-primary-school-e151686) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, December 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2023 | £137,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £512,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2025 | £182,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WOODCHURCH ROAD PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: WESTBOURNE DENTAL PRACTICE (150 m); PRENTON DENTAL SURGERY (200 m); PRENTON ROAD WEST (DENTAL SURGERY) (300 m); DEVONSHIRE PARK DENTAL CENTRE (910 m); THE ARNO DENTAL PRACTICE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Birkenhead (540 m, Morrisons); Iceland Prenton (580 m, Iceland); Tesco Tranmere Express (600 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Prenton Birkenhead (670 m, Farmfoods); Sainsburys Birkenhead (790 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £221,673** (August 2026). Wirral’s average house price was £221,673 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 029D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.8** (2025). Wirral 029D has a deprivation score of 27.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,399th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £192,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 029D was £192,500 in 2025. Joint 5,904th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,541** (2021). Wirral 029D had 1,541 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,268th most 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Wirral 029D, 99.7% 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: 53.3704, -3.0364

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), August 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=-3.0364,53.3704,CH428QR

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch42-8qr