Property market
The five-year median is £129,000 from 2,511 recorded sales in CH42. 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.
CH42
UK postcode district
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 814
- Current units
- 688
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 6
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- North West
- Local authority codes
- 1
- Terminated postcode units
- 126
Postcode sectors in CH42
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
16,715 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 34, St Pauls Close, Birkenhead, CH42 3XL | 20 July 2026 | £150,000 |
| 49 - 51, Flat 8, Egerton Park, Birkenhead, CH42 4RA | 17 July 2026 | £65,400 |
| The Old Manor, 10, Mersey Lane South, Birkenhead, CH42 1QQ | 15 July 2026 | £225,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 10
- Primary
- 7
- Secondary
- 1
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 1,647
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 779
- Criminal damage and arson 176
- Public order 152
- Anti social behaviour 112
- Other theft 98
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- CH42 usual residents
- 32,616
- Age-profile population
- 32,191
Age bands in CH42
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 19.9%
- Age 15 to 24
- 12.1%
- Age 25 to 44
- 27.3%
- Age 45 to 64
- 25.7%
- Age 65 and over
- 15%
6,392 residents
3,901 residents
8,790 residents
8,266 residents
4,842 residents
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
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 685 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- 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%
680 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 648 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
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
3
in this district
GLADSTONE MED CTR
241-243 OLD CHESTER ROAD, ROCK FERRY, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 3TD
ODS code N85031
RIVERSIDE SURGERY
525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG
ODS code N85016
ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY
ST. CATHERINES HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 0LQ
ODS code N85020
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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Evidence in context
Schools
10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
1,647 published events cover 12 months, averaging 137.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 779 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.