# CH46 2QX: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH46 2QX 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 CH46 2QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch46) › [CH46 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch46-2)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Wirral 009A: 111 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX
- **Leasowe, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX
- **26 of 26 properties in CH46 2QX at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH46 2QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX
- **Low road and rail noise at CH46 2QX**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX
- **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=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castleway Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleway-nursery-school-e104985) | Nursery | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Castleway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleway-primary-school-e105002) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-spirit-catholic-and-church-of-england-primary-school-e136124) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leasowe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leasowe-primary-school-e105055) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Clare Mount Specialist Sports College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clare-mount-specialist-sports-college-e105129) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Greenleas Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenleas-primary-school-e105004) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bidston-village-cofe-controlled-primary-school-e131281) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 27% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-e105074) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £40,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £112,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £207,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2024 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2024 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £122,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £116,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE (120 m); BLACKHEATH MED CTR (940 m)
- Pharmacies: LEASOWE PHARMACY (120 m); WELL (890 m)
- Dental practices: PDS LEASOWE CDS NHS WIRRAL PCT (120 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Leasowe (230 m, Heron); Tesco Reeds Lane Express (890 m, Tesco)

## 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 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 71.3** (2025). Wirral 009A has a deprivation score of 71.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 238th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,723** (2021). Wirral 009A had 1,723 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,588th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Wirral 009A, 99.9% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.8%** (August 2026). In Wirral 009A, 6.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CH46 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £205,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH46 was £205,000 in 2025. Joint 421st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,486** (2021). CH46 had 25,486 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,144th 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 CH46 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In CH46, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)
- Centre: 53.4167, -3.0926

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=-3.0926,53.4167,CH462QX

## How to cite

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