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CH42 7GZ

Birkenhead and Tranmere · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 7HA 1 m
CH42 7HB 25 m
CH42 0LW 55 m
CH42 0LS 76 m
CH42 7HG 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH42 7GZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2007
Terminated
1 June 2007
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 7
Latitude
53.381855
Longitude
-3.027296
British National Grid easting
331,764
British National Grid northing
387,713

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Birkenhead and Tranmere · E05000956
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036099
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 021B · E01007131
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 021 · E02001487

Postcode source versions

Explore CH42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
110
Primary
59
Secondary
17

  1. Mersey Park Primary School

    Community school

    448 m

  2. Woodlands Primary School

    Community school

    498 m

  3. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    525 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,744
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,608
  • Public order 756
  • Shoplifting 684
  • Criminal damage and arson 577
  • Drugs 515

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH42 7 residents
2,511

Age bands in CH42 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

431 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

244 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

658 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

659 residents

Age 65 and over
12.9%

295 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.

GP practices

37

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    208 m

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    630 m

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    769 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.1 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    1.4 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.6 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.6 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    1.8 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    2.2 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    2.2 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    2.3 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.4 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.5 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.5 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    2.8 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    3.3 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    3.3 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, HIGHER BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85633

    3.5 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    3.5 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Aspendale Road

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.0 miles

  • Victoria Road

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

  • Harrowby Road

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

  • St Catherine's Gardens

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

  • Seymour Street

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 021B, 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

474 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
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

110 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 17 secondary schools. Mersey Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 448 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,744 published events cover 12 months, averaging 562 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,608 events.

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