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CH42 9LS

Oxton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birkenhead
Ward
Oxton
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 5UQ 43 m
CH43 5UG 54 m
CH42 9LJ 92 m
CH42 9LL 96 m
CH42 9NR 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH42 9LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 9
Latitude
53.378107
Longitude
-3.037623
British National Grid easting
331,071
British National Grid northing
387,306

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Oxton · E05000968
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036705
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 022D · E01007243
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 022 · E02001488

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
154, Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9LS 24 June 2022 £250,000
166, Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9LS 1 October 2021 £199,950
162, Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9LS 30 September 2021 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
97
Primary
56
Secondary
14

  1. Woodchurch Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    189 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead

    Academy sponsor led

    244 m

  3. Devonshire Park Primary School

    Community school

    453 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,408
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,100
  • Shoplifting 633
  • Public order 578
  • Criminal damage and arson 441
  • Anti social behaviour 379

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

21 female, 14 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.9
CH42 9 residents
4,601

Age bands in CH42 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

823 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

504 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.5%

1,239 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

1,056 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

583 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH42 9 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

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    769 m

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    793 m

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    1.2 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.5 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    1.6 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    1.7 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    1.8 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.1 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    2.1 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    2.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    2.2 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    2.3 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    2.3 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    2.3 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    3.0 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    3.0 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    3.3 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    3.3 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.5 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.5 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

  • Highgreen Road

    BCT · Arno Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Gorsefield Road

    BCT · Arno Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Highgreen Road

    BCT · Prenton

    0.1 miles

  • Highpark Road

    BCT · Prenton

    0.1 miles

  • Heatherdale Close

    BCT · Arno Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 022D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,976 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 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.

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
2
Low risk addresses
5
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £199,950 from 3 recorded sales in CH42 9LS. 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

Published establishments

97 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 14 secondary schools. Woodchurch Road Academy is the nearest published school at 189 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,408 published events cover 12 months, averaging 450.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,100 events.

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