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CH41 8HR

Bidston and St James · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bidston and St James
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH41
Postcode sector
CH41 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH41 8JJ 50 m
CH41 8HW 72 m
CH41 8HP 73 m
CH41 8AN 89 m
CH41 8JG 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH41 8HR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH41
Postcode sector
CH41 8
Latitude
53.402658
Longitude
-3.053878
British National Grid easting
330,030
British National Grid northing
390,053

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Bidston and St James · E05000955
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036075
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 011C · E01007122
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 011 · E02001477

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
56
Secondary
10

  1. Co-op Academy Portland

    Academy sponsor led

    338 m

  2. Wirral Hospitals' School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    693 m

  3. Kilgarth School

    Community special school

    780 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,591
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,102
  • Public order 271
  • Criminal damage and arson 257
  • Anti social behaviour 206
  • Drugs 196

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

20 female, 13 male

Postcode households
14
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 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH41 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

33

within 5 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    666 m

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    690 m

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    690 m

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    1.1 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85027

    1.5 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85616

    1.5 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.7 km

  • MANOR HEALTH CTR

    LISCARD VILLAGE, WALLASEY, CH45 4JG

    ODS code N85023

    2.1 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.2 km

  • ST HILARY GROUP PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, WALLASEY, CH45 3NA

    ODS code N85025

    2.2 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.3 km

  • EGREMONT MED CTR

    9 KING STREET, WALLASEY, CH44 8AT

    ODS code N85629

    2.5 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 GROVE ROAD, WALLASEY, CH45 3HE

    ODS code N85620

    3.1 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.1 km

  • GROVE RD SURGERY

    71 GROVE ROAD, WALLASEY, CH45 3HF

    ODS code N85052

    3.1 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    3.1 km

  • LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HUDSON ROAD, LEASOWE, WIRRAL, CH46 2QQ

    ODS code N85640

    3.1 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Buccleuch Street

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles

  • Miriam Place

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles

  • Connaught Way

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles

  • Laird Street

    TXR · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles

  • Miriam Place

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 011C, 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

78 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

92 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 10 secondary schools. Co-op Academy Portland is the nearest published school at 338 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,591 published events cover 12 months, averaging 215.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,102 events.

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