CH43 4SZ

Claughton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 4XX 46 m
CH43 4XY 61 m
CH43 4TU 75 m
CH43 4XW 83 m
CH43 4TY 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH43 4SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 4
Latitude
53.388061
Longitude
-3.038271
British National Grid easting
331,044
British National Grid northing
388,414

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Claughton · E05000959
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036096
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 016D · E01007129
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 016 · E02001482

Postcode source versions

Explore CH43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
115
Primary
66
Secondary
16
  1. Birkenhead Park School

    Academy sponsor led

    414 m
  2. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    490 m
  3. Progress Schools - Wirral

    Other independent school

    558 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,691
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,541
  • Public order 748
  • Shoplifting 706
  • Drugs 574
  • Criminal damage and arson 565

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH43 4 residents
2,669

Age bands in CH43 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

348 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.7%

327 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

684 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

780 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

444 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

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    321 m

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    576 m

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.1 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.1 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.2 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    1.3 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    1.3 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    1.3 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    1.4 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    2.1 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.3 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.4 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    2.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    2.8 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.8 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85027

    3.1 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85616

    3.1 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.4 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.5 km

  • EGREMONT MED CTR

    9 KING STREET, WALLASEY, CH44 8AT

    ODS code N85629

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Grange Road West

    BCT · Birkenhead Park

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Road West

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles
  • Francis Avenue

    BCT · Birkenhead Park

    0.2 miles
  • St Helens Close

    BCT · Birkenhead Park

    0.2 miles
  • Woodchurch Road

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 016D, 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

207 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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

115 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 16 secondary schools. Birkenhead Park School is the nearest published school at 414 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,691 published events cover 12 months, averaging 557.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,541 events.

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