CH41 8DP

Bidston and St James · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birkenhead
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH41
Postcode sector
CH41 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH41 8BY 52 m
CH41 8DJ 71 m
CH41 8BX 72 m
CH41 8DH 89 m
CH41 8DA 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH41 8DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH41
Postcode sector
CH41 8
Latitude
53.398743
Longitude
-3.045193
British National Grid easting
330,601
British National Grid northing
389,609

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036112
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 010H · E01034837
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 010 · E02001476

Postcode source versions

Explore CH41

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, Brett Street, Birkenhead, CH41 8DP 9 April 2026 £200,000
27, Brett Street, Birkenhead, CH41 8DP 18 July 2025 £164,000
10, Brett Street, Birkenhead, CH41 8DP 14 February 2024 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
103
Primary
60
Secondary
12
  1. Kilgarth School

    Community special school

    201 m
  2. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    201 m
  3. Co-op Academy Portland

    Academy sponsor led

    558 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,444
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,708
  • Public order 468
  • Shoplifting 442
  • Criminal damage and arson 417
  • Drugs 398

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

31 female, 24 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.4
CH41 8 residents
3,124

Age bands in CH41 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.1%

736 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

355 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.8%

947 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.5%

746 residents

Age 65 and over
12.5%

397 residents

This postcode contained 1.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH41 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

34

within 5 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRKENHEAD MEDICAL BUILDING, 31 LAIRD STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 8DB

    ODS code N85017

    105 m

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

    BIRKENHEAD MEDICAL BUILDING, LAIRD STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 8DB

    ODS code N85625

    105 m

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CLAUGHTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 161 PARK ROAD NORTH, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 0DD

    ODS code N85044

    478 m

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.0 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.0 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    1.3 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    1.6 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    1.6 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    1.9 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    VICTORIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL, MILL LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 5UF

    ODS code N85027

    1.9 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

    VICTORIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL HC, MILL LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 5UF

    ODS code N85616

    1.9 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

    ST. CATHERINES HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 0LQ

    ODS code N85020

    2.4 km

  • MANOR HEALTH CTR

    LISCARD VILLAGE, WALLASEY, CH45 4JG

    ODS code N85023

    2.5 km

  • EGREMONT MED CTR

    9 KING STREET, WALLASEY, CH44 8AT

    ODS code N85629

    2.5 km

  • ST HILARY GROUP PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, WALLASEY, CH45 3NA

    ODS code N85025

    2.8 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

    16-20 HOLMLANDS DR, OXTON, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, PRENTON, CH43 0TX

    ODS code N85022

    3.1 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    516-518 WOODCHURCH ROAD, PRENTON, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, CH43 0TS

    ODS code N85643

    3.3 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

    241-243 OLD CHESTER ROAD, ROCK FERRY, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 3TD

    ODS code N85031

    3.3 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.3 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Morley Avenue

    BCT · Birkenhead Park

    0.1 miles
  • Mallaby Street

    BCT · Birkenhead Park

    0.1 miles
  • Morley Avenue

    BCT · Birkenhead Park

    0.1 miles
  • Brassey Street

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.2 miles
  • Plumer Drive

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 010H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,145 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £165,000 from 5 recorded sales in CH41 8DP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wirral is £215,575 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

103 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 12 secondary schools. Kilgarth School is the nearest published school at 201 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,444 published events cover 12 months, averaging 370.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,708 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.