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CH43

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,087
Current units
934
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
5

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
153

Postcode sectors in CH43

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

10 sectors
18,935 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
46, Melford Drive, Prenton, CH43 3EX 28 July 2026 £200,000
19, Pulford Avenue, Prenton, CH43 0TB 24 July 2026 £382,500
51, Northwood Road, Prenton, CH43 0SR 24 July 2026 £270,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
17
Primary
9
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,643
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 669
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Public order 169
  • Criminal damage and arson 163
  • Drugs 109

Census 2021

Population and age profile

CH43 usual residents
37,830
Age-profile population
37,798

Age bands in CH43

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
16%
6,049 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.3%
3,906 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.2%
8,755 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.3%
10,693 residents
Age 65 and over
22.2%
8,395 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 931 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%

In this district, 918 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 842 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units 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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £200,000 from 2,869 recorded sales in CH43. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,643 published events cover 12 months, averaging 137 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 669 events.

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