# CH43 4XR: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH43 4XR 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 CH43 4XR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch43) › [CH43 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch43-4)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Wirral 020A: 139 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR
- **Birkenhead Park, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR
- **No property in CH43 4XR 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=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 020A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH43 4XR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR
- **Low road and rail noise at CH43 4XR**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR
- **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=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR
- **12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Birkenhead Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkenhead-park-school-e136411) | Secondary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Anselm's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anselms-college-e136780) | Secondary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 63.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Birkenhead High School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkenhead-high-school-academy-e135877) | All-through | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birkenhead Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkenhead-sixth-form-college-e144829) | Sixth form and further education | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Birkenhead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkenhead-school-e105123) | Independent | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Progress Schools - Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-schools-wirral-e144856) | Independent | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wirral Hospitals' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wirral-hospitals-school-e151260) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | – |
| [The Priory Parish CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-priory-parish-cofe-primary-school-e105085) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2024 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2023 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2026 | £426,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2026 | £347,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| January 2026 | £75,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Birkenhead Park (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP (770 m); CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE (830 m); MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP (830 m); DEVANEY MED CTR (840 m)
- Pharmacies: CLAUGHTON PHARMACY (770 m); WELL (830 m); ALLIED PHARMACIES BALLS ROAD (840 m)
- Dental practices: CLAUGHTON DENTAL CENTRE (620 m); PARK ROAD NORTH DENTAL SURGERY (800 m); DENTAL SURGERY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Claughton Express (860 m, Tesco); Aldi Laird Street Claughton Birkenhead (880 m, Aldi); Tesco Birkenhead Express (940 m, Tesco); Lidl Central Birkenhead Birkenhead (940 m, Lidl)

## 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 020A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 51.8** (2025). Wirral 020A has a deprivation score of 51.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,058th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 020A was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,693** (2021). Wirral 020A had 1,693 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,815th 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In Wirral 020A, 97.0% 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.

## CH43 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH43 was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 447th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,157** (2021). CH43 had 37,157 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 551st 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 CH43 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In CH43, 96.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)
- Centre: 53.3908, -3.0459

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=-3.0459,53.3908,CH434XR

## How to cite

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