# CH43 5UQ: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH43 5UQ 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 5UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch43) › [CH43 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch43-5)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Wirral 022D: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ
- **Green Lane, 1.6 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ
- **No property in CH43 5UQ 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=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 022D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH43 5UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CH43 5UQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ
- **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=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-birkenhead-e146088) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodchurch Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodchurch-road-academy-e150119) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Devonshire Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-park-primary-school-e104991) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 47% 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 | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, December 2024 | – |
| [Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkenhead-christ-church-cofe-primary-school-e105064) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Horizons Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizons-independent-school-e151346) | Special | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Mersey Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mersey-park-primary-school-e105042) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-werburghs-catholic-primary-school-e105091) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £113,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £97,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| August 2026 | £167,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| November 2025 | £620,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2024 | £69,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £172,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £368,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY (800 m); DEVANEY MED CTR (810 m)
- Pharmacies: WOODCHURCH ROAD PHARMACY (670 m); ST CATHERINES PHARMACY (800 m); ALLIED PHARMACIES BALLS ROAD (810 m); TRANMERE PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: PRENTON ROAD WEST (DENTAL SURGERY) (540 m); PRENTON DENTAL SURGERY (680 m); DENTAL SURGERY (730 m); ST CATHERINES DENTAL CENTRE (800 m); DEVONSHIRE PARK DENTAL CENTRE (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Tranmere Express (450 m, Tesco); Iceland Prenton (470 m, Iceland); Farmfoods Prenton Birkenhead (610 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Birkenhead Express (730 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Birkenhead (740 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 022D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.3** (2025). Wirral 022D has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 022D was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 7,875th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,536** (2021). Wirral 022D had 1,536 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,561st 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: 94.9%** (January 2026). In Wirral 022D, 94.9% 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: 53.3779, -3.0381

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=-3.0381,53.3779,CH435UQ

## How to cite

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