CH43 5RS

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 5RR 36 m
CH43 5RT 69 m
CH42 9LP 73 m
CH42 9LH 79 m
CH42 9LQ 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH43 5RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 5
Latitude
53.381332
Longitude
-3.037882
British National Grid easting
331,059
British National Grid northing
387,665

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
E00036729
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 022E · E01007244
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 022 · E02001488

Postcode source versions

Explore CH43

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Bennetts Hill, Prenton, CH43 5RS 16 January 2026 £220,000
39, Bennetts Hill, Prenton, CH43 5RS 6 August 2021 £152,250
27, Bennetts Hill, Prenton, CH43 5RS 26 May 2021 £147,250

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
61
Secondary
15
  1. Woodchurch Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    200 m
  2. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    457 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead

    Academy sponsor led

    578 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,908
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,255
  • Shoplifting 668
  • Public order 642
  • Criminal damage and arson 484
  • Anti social behaviour 441

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

19 female, 14 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.5
CH43 5 residents
2,969

Age bands in CH43 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

410 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

310 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

817 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

971 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

694 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH43 5 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

33

within 5 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    435 m

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    769 m

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    861 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.8 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.8 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    1.8 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    1.8 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    1.9 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    2.0 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    2.0 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    2.0 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    2.4 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    3.2 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    3.2 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    3.3 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.4 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.5 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 33 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

  • Woodville Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsland Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles
  • Heatherdale Close

    BCT · Arno Hill

    0.1 miles
  • South Hill Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles
  • Christchurch Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 022E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,748 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 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.

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 £186,125 from 2 recorded sales in CH43 5RS. 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

105 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 15 secondary schools. Woodchurch Road Academy is the nearest published school at 200 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,908 published events cover 12 months, averaging 492.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,255 events.

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