CH43 1XA

Oxton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Prenton
Ward
Oxton
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 1UZ 59 m
CH43 1TX 64 m
CH43 1XL 100 m
CH43 1XS 106 m
CH43 2JP 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH43 1XA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 1
Latitude
53.386240
Longitude
-3.049188
British National Grid easting
330,315
British National Grid northing
388,222

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
E00036246
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 020B · E01007160
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 020 · E02001486

Postcode source versions

Explore CH43

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Alton Road, Prenton, CH43 1XA 21 June 2024 £300,000
30, Alton Road, Prenton, CH43 1XA 14 March 2022 £332,000
26a, Alton Road, Prenton, CH43 1XA 13 April 2018 £520,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
103
Primary
61
Secondary
16
  1. Birkenhead High School Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    197 m
  2. St Anselm's College

    Academy converter

    418 m
  3. Birkenhead School

    Other independent school

    426 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,701
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,820
  • Public order 500
  • Shoplifting 480
  • Criminal damage and arson 399
  • Anti social behaviour 381

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

12 female, 14 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.7
CH43 1 residents
2,906

Age bands in CH43 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.1%

277 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

229 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

676 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

840 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

710 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH43 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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%

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

38

within 5 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    793 m

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    1.2 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    1.3 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    1.4 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    1.4 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.7 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    1.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.7 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    1.9 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.2 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.5 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    2.6 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    2.7 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    2.7 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    2.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    3.3 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    VICTORIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL, MILL LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 5UF

    ODS code N85027

    3.3 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

    VICTORIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL HC, MILL LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 5UF

    ODS code N85616

    3.3 km

  • MANOR HEALTH CTR

    LISCARD VILLAGE, WALLASEY, CH45 4JG

    ODS code N85023

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

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.

Nearby transport

  • Beresford Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles
  • Beresford Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles
  • Beresford Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.2 miles
  • Beresford Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.2 miles
  • Arnside Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 020B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,515 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £316,000 from 2 recorded sales in CH43 1XA. 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

103 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 16 secondary schools. Birkenhead High School Academy is the nearest published school at 197 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,701 published events cover 12 months, averaging 391.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,820 events.

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