# CH49 7LH: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH49 7LH 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 CH49 7LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH49](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch49) › [CH49 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch49-7)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Wirral 025A: 95 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH
- **Upton (Merseyside), 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH
- **No property in CH49 7LH 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=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 025A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH49 7LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH
- **Low road and rail noise at CH49 7LH**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH
- **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=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodchurch CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodchurch-cofe-primary-school-e150890) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), September 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Meadowside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowside-school-e105133) | Special | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ganneys-meadow-nursery-school-and-family-centre-e104986) | Nursery | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, January 2024 | – |
| [Fender Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fender-primary-school-e105039) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gilbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilbrook-school-e105134) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Foxfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foxfield-school-e105131) | Special | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Woodchurch High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodchurch-high-school-e138853) | Secondary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michael-and-all-angels-catholic-primary-school-e105090) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2023 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £147,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2023 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HEATHERLANDS MED CTR (940 m)
- Pharmacies: LEES'S PHARMACY LTD (340 m); ASDA PHARMACY (760 m); ALLIED PHARMACY (790 m); HEATHERLANDS PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: WOODCHURCH DENTAL SURGERY (370 m); ARROWE PARK ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Hoole Road (340 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Arrowe Park Superstore (770 m, Asda)

## 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 025A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.0** (2025). Wirral 025A has a deprivation score of 41.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,330th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 025A was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 2,383rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,303** (2021). Wirral 025A had 1,303 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,685th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Wirral 025A, 99.7% 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.

## CH49 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH49 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,486** (2021). CH49 had 29,486 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 949th 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 CH49 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In CH49, 98.0% 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: 53.3732, -3.0866

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

## Your MP

- [Wirral West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wirral-west): Matthew Patrick (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=-3.0866,53.3732,CH497LH

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