# CH62 9GB: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH62 9GB 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 9GB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch62) › [CH62 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch62-9)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 21% on July. Wirral 042E: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB
- **Eastham Rake, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB
- **No property in CH62 9GB 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=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 042E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH62 9GB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CH62 9GB**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB
- **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=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfields-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e136056) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heygarth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heygarth-primary-school-e130324) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Wirral High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-wirral-high-school-e151354) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 38.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Raeburn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/raeburn-primary-school-e105020) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ The King Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-primary-school-e105081) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brookhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookhurst-primary-school-e152409) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Mendell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mendell-primary-school-e149930) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £167,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £226,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2025 | £150,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: DUDLEYS CHEMISTS (110 m)
- Dental practices: EASTHAM DENTAL PRACTICE (300 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Eastham Rake Express (40 m, Tesco); Co-op Eastham (780 m, Central England Co-operative); Morrisons Eastham Plymyard Avenue (900 m, Morrisons)

## 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 042E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.7** (2025). Wirral 042E has a deprivation score of 23.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,951st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 042E was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,687** (2021). Wirral 042E had 1,687 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,093rd 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: 91.5%** (January 2026). In Wirral 042E, 91.5% 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: 53.3122, -2.9652

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=-2.9652,53.3122,CH629GB

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