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CH45

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Wallasey, New Brighton and Liscard, 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 CH45 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In CH45, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£218,500
513th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
30,260
913th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How CH45 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

CH45Middle
Median sale price24 postcode districts, CH · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in CH24 areas from £121,500 to £470,000. The middle area is £220,625. CH45 is £218,500.
£218,50012th cheapest
Population29 postcode districts, CH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CH29 areas from 214 to 50,349. The middle area is 28,625. CH45 is 30,260.
30,26012th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage29 postcode districts, CH · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in CH29 areas from 52.8% to 98.6%. The middle area is 93.5%. CH45 is 96.1%.
96.1%11th highest
Claimant rate24 postcode districts, CH · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in CH24 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 2.8%. CH45 is 3.0%.
3.0%11th highest

Is CH45 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CH45 at a rate of 63.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across CH.

In August 2026 alone, 157 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CH45.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (910), other crime (319) and anti-social behaviour (317).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CH45 was 69.4 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 CH45, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CH45 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in CH45

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Wirral 001A1,65346.7 per 1,000395.2%
Wirral 001B1,24086.6 per 1,000399.8%
Wirral 001C1,55635.7 per 1,000497.2%
Wirral 001D1,595134.7 per 1,000377.1%
Wirral 001E1,551140.6 per 1,000185.0%
Wirral 002B1,56448.2 per 1,0003100.0%
Wirral 002C1,70270.7 per 1,000394.9%
Wirral 002D1,49860.7 per 1,000497.6%
Wirral 002E1,31942.5 per 1,000499.8%
Wirral 003A1,68345.7 per 1,000799.6%
Wirral 003B1,41038.8 per 1,000799.2%
Wirral 003C1,47458.9 per 1,000599.7%
Wirral 003D1,56187.1 per 1,000498.5%
Wirral 003E1,48635.3 per 1,0007100.0%
Wirral 004B1,51342.3 per 1,000499.8%
Wirral 004C1,31730.8 per 1,000797.9%
Wirral 004D1,39710.7 per 1,0009100.0%
Wirral 004E1,41838.2 per 1,000499.8%
Wirral 004F1,49134.4 per 1,000799.9%
Wirral 006D1,47844.9 per 1,000999.4%
Wirral 007D1,675180.2 per 1,000297.0%

Your MP

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Middle areas in CH454

Postcode sectors in CH4510

Council1

Towns in CH451

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Nearest rail stations4

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CH45 in brief

CH45 is a postcode district covering Wallasey, New Brighton and Liscard, in Wirral.

About 30,206 people lived in CH45 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £218,500 in 2025 across 502 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 63.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in CH45 was £218,500 in 2025.

CH45 had 30,260 usual residents at the census.

In CH45, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In CH45, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.