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CH43 7XB

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 7XD 4 m
CH43 7SE 42 m
CH43 7SH 56 m
CH43 7SQ 68 m
CH43 7SA 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH43 7XB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2005
Terminated
1 October 2005
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 7
Latitude
53.400227
Longitude
-3.060436
British National Grid easting
329,590
British National Grid northing
389,789

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
E00036057
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 015A · E01007125
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 015 · E02001481

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. Bidston Avenue Primary School

    Academy converter

    412 m

  2. Wirral Hospitals' School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    442 m

  3. Co-op Academy Portland

    Academy sponsor led

    470 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,500
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,032
  • Public order 273
  • Criminal damage and arson 251
  • Shoplifting 206
  • Anti social behaviour 201

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    698 m

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    949 m

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    949 m

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    1.6 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

    2.1 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    2.1 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.3 km

  • ST HILARY GROUP PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, WALLASEY, CH45 3NA

    ODS code N85025

    2.4 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    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

    2.6 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    2.8 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.9 km

  • LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HUDSON ROAD, LEASOWE, WIRRAL, CH46 2QQ

    ODS code N85640

    2.9 km

  • EGREMONT MED CTR

    9 KING STREET, WALLASEY, CH44 8AT

    ODS code N85629

    3.0 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.1 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    3.2 km

  • BLACKHEATH MED CTR

    76 REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 1SG

    ODS code N85648

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lansdowne Road

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.0 miles

  • Arkle Road

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles

  • Flaybrick Close

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles

  • St James Road

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles

  • Flaybrick Close

    BCT · Claughton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 015A, 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

2,427 of 33,755

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

88 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 10 secondary schools. Bidston Avenue Primary School is the nearest published school at 412 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,500 published events cover 12 months, averaging 208.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,032 events.

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