CH44
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wallasey, Egremont and Seacombe, in Wirral.
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 CH44 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CH44, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CH44 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CH44 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CH44 at a rate of 107.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across CH.
In August 2026 alone, 289 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CH44.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,515), other crime (513) and criminal damage and arson (370).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CH44 was 97.9 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 CH44, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CH44 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CH44
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wirral 002A | 1,522 | 68.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Wirral 004A | 1,162 | 21.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Wirral 005A | 1,471 | 146.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.2% |
| Wirral 005B | 1,548 | 155.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.9% |
| Wirral 005C | 1,495 | 95.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Wirral 005D | 1,394 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Wirral 005E | 1,430 | 210.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Wirral 007A | 1,439 | 45.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| Wirral 007B | 1,476 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.5% |
| Wirral 007C | 1,544 | 88.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| Wirral 007E | 1,486 | 51.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Wirral 008A | 1,418 | 94.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.6% |
| Wirral 008B | 1,313 | 127.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| Wirral 008C | 1,367 | 288.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Wirral 008D | 1,388 | 93.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| Wirral 008E | 1,465 | 155.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Wirral 010C | 1,706 | 151.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 63.4% |
| Wirral 010D | 1,743 | 132.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.9% |
| Wirral 010E | 1,588 | 64.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
MPs for CH44
- Dame Angela EagleLabourMP for Wallasey100% of CH44’s postcodes
- Alison McGovernLabourMP for Birkenhead0.1% of CH44’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CH444
Postcode sectors in CH4410
Council1
Towns in CH441
Postcode districts next to CH444
Nearest rail stations4
More in the CH postcode area2
CH44 in brief
CH44 is a postcode district covering Wallasey, Egremont and Seacombe, in Wirral.
About 29,729 people lived in CH44 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £151,500 in 2025 across 404 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 107.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CH44 was £151,500 in 2025.
CH44 had 28,625 usual residents at the census.
In CH44, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CH44, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.