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CH42 8BR

Prenton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Prenton
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 8JS 9 m
CH42 8QE 91 m
CH42 8NH 95 m
CH42 8NB 107 m
CH42 8LF 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH42 8BR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2000
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 8
Latitude
53.367717
Longitude
-3.036394
British National Grid easting
331,136
British National Grid northing
386,149

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Prenton · E05000970
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036737
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 030A · E01007248
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 030 · E02001496

Postcode source versions

Explore CH42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
80
Primary
46
Secondary
12

  1. Horizons Independent School

    Other independent special school

    320 m

  2. Prenton High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    727 m

  3. Devonshire Park Primary School

    Community school

    796 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,047
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 954
  • Public order 209
  • Criminal damage and arson 175
  • Anti social behaviour 141
  • Shoplifting 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH42 8 residents
2,420

Age bands in CH42 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

421 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

285 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

500 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

783 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

611 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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    1.1 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.5 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.7 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    1.7 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    1.7 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    1.9 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    1.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    2.1 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    2.1 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    2.1 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.2 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    2.5 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    2.9 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    3.1 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    3.2 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    3.2 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    3.4 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    3.5 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    3.5 km

  • SPITAL SURGERY

    1 LANCELYN COURT PRECINCT, SPITAL ROAD, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 9JP

    ODS code N85617

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Mendip Road

    BCT · Cross Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Mount Wood Road

    BCT · Prenton

    0.1 miles

  • Mendip Road

    BCT · Prenton

    0.1 miles

  • Brecon Road

    BCT · Cross Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Brecon Road

    BCT · Prenton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 030A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,060 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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

80 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 12 secondary schools. Horizons Independent School is the nearest published school at 320 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,047 published events cover 12 months, averaging 170.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 954 events.

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