# CH44 8DR: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH44 8DR 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 CH44 8DR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch44) › [CH44 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch44-8)

## Around this postcode

- **63 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Wirral 008D: 94 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR
- **Birkenhead Park, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR
- **No property in CH44 8DR 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=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 008D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH44 8DR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CH44 8DR**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR
- **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=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR
- **16.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Egremont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/egremont-primary-school-e143502) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e104996) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-wallasey-e105073) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Somerville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/somerville-primary-school-e105000) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsway-primary-school-e104997) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Somerville Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/somerville-nursery-school-e104984) | Nursery | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Edstart Schools Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edstart-schools-wirral-e150427) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Liscard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/liscard-primary-school-e104994) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| September 2025 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 30 m |
| May 2026 | £180,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2025 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2023 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: EGREMONT MED CTR (370 m)
- Pharmacies: EGREMONT PHARMACY (370 m); WYN ELLIS & SON PHARMACY (410 m); CAMPBELLS CHEMIST (700 m); ST PAUL'S PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (410 m); MARTINS LANE DENTAL PARTNERSHIP (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Seacombe (320 m, Heron); Tesco Wallasey Poulton Rd Express (350 m, Tesco); Tesco Wallasey King St Express (700 m, Tesco); Spar Wallasey (800 m, Spar)

## 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 008D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 55.9** (2025). Wirral 008D has a deprivation score of 55.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,475th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £117,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 008D was £117,500 in 2025. Joint 778th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,388** (2021). Wirral 008D had 1,388 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,687th 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Wirral 008D, 98.6% 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.

## CH44 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £151,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH44 was £151,500 in 2025. Joint 120th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,625** (2021). CH44 had 28,625 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 994th 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 CH44 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In CH44, 97.7% 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: 53.4156, -3.0257

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

## Your MP

- [Wallasey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wallasey): Dame Angela Eagle (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=-3.0257,53.4156,CH448DR

## How to cite

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