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CH43 7SL

Bidston and St James · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bidston and St James
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 7SP 60 m
CH41 7BT 70 m
CH43 7SN 86 m
CH43 7SJ 106 m
CH43 7NZ 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH43 7SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 7
Latitude
53.401381
Longitude
-3.063096
British National Grid easting
329,415
British National Grid northing
389,920

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Bidston and St James · E05000955
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036080
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 011D · E01007123
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 011 · E02001477

Postcode source versions

Explore CH43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
53
Secondary
10

  1. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    265 m

  2. Bidston Avenue Primary School

    Academy converter

    535 m

  3. Wirral Hospitals' School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    647 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,410
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 966
  • Public order 267
  • Criminal damage and arson 248
  • Shoplifting 209
  • Anti social behaviour 204

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

23 female, 12 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.5
CH43 7 residents
6,595

Age bands in CH43 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.6%

1,463 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

764 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

1,617 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

1,667 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

975 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH43 7 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

30

within 5 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    916 m

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    1.2 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    1.2 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    1.7 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85027

    2.0 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85616

    2.0 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    2.3 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    2.3 km

  • ST HILARY GROUP PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, WALLASEY, CH45 3NA

    ODS code N85025

    2.3 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.5 km

  • MANOR HEALTH CTR

    LISCARD VILLAGE, WALLASEY, CH45 4JG

    ODS code N85023

    2.5 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    2.5 km

  • LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HUDSON ROAD, LEASOWE, WIRRAL, CH46 2QQ

    ODS code N85640

    2.7 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.7 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    2.8 km

  • BLACKHEATH MED CTR

    76 REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 1SG

    ODS code N85648

    3.0 km

  • EGREMONT MED CTR

    9 KING STREET, WALLASEY, CH44 8AT

    ODS code N85629

    3.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 GROVE ROAD, WALLASEY, CH45 3HE

    ODS code N85620

    3.1 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    3.1 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 30 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

  • Egan Road

    BCT · Bidston

    0.0 miles

  • Challis Street

    BCT · Bidston

    0.1 miles

  • Lansdowne Road

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles

  • Arkle Road

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles

  • Flaybrick Close

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 011D, 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

880 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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

Schools

88 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 10 secondary schools. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 265 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,410 published events cover 12 months, averaging 200.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 966 events.

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