# CH62 1AU: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH62 1AU 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 CH62 1AU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch62) › [CH62 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch62-1)

## Around this postcode

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Wirral 031B: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU
- **Bebington, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU
- **No property in CH62 1AU 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=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 031B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH62 1AU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CH62 1AU**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU
- **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=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grove Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-street-primary-school-e105011) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Church Drive Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-drive-primary-school-e143505) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Plessington Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-plessington-catholic-college-e139031) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's Catholic Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-catholic-infant-school-e105082) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [St John's Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-catholic-junior-school-e105080) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-primary-school-e152082) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [St Anne's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-primary-school-e105088) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Co-op Academy Bebington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-bebington-e146315) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £162,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| October 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £55,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bebington (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE (370 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (370 m); T/A THE PHARMACY BEBINGTON (780 m)
- Dental practices: WIRRAL SPECIALIST DENTAL REFERRALS LTD (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron New Ferry Birkenhead (150 m, Heron); Iceland New Ferry (180 m, Iceland); Aldi New Ferry Birkenhead (530 m, Aldi)

## 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 031B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 55.8** (2025). Wirral 031B has a deprivation score of 55.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,487th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £137,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 031B was £137,250 in 2025. Joint 1,686th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,755** (2021). Wirral 031B had 1,755 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,382nd 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: 95.2%** (January 2026). In Wirral 031B, 95.2% 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.

## CH62 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH62 was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 447th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,697** (2021). CH62 had 30,697 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 885th 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 CH62 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In CH62, 98.1% 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: 53.3611, -2.9955

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

## Your MP

- [Ellesmere Port and Bromborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ellesmere-port-and-bromborough): Justin Madders (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=-2.9955,53.3611,CH621AU

## How to cite

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