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CH43 8SB

Claughton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Prenton
Ward
Claughton
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 8SG 68 m
CH43 8SL 79 m
CH43 8SN 93 m
CH43 8SF 102 m
CH43 8TR 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH43 8SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 8
Latitude
53.393144
Longitude
-3.051252
British National Grid easting
330,189
British National Grid northing
388,992

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
E00036291
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 015B · E01007156
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 015 · E02001481

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, St Albans Road, Prenton, CH43 8SB 19 December 2025 £340,000
12, St Albans Road, Prenton, CH43 8SB 15 June 2023 £285,000
28, St Albans Road, Prenton, CH43 8SB 8 August 2022 £335,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
100
Primary
61
Secondary
13

  1. Birkenhead Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    308 m

  2. St Anselm's College

    Academy converter

    385 m

  3. Wirral Hospitals' School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    564 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,339
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,584
  • Public order 479
  • Shoplifting 460
  • Criminal damage and arson 388
  • Drugs 368

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

40 female, 33 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.4
CH43 8 residents
1,568

Age bands in CH43 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11%

190 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

173 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

388 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

543 residents

Age 65 and over
25.4%

440 residents

This postcode contained 4.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH43 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

36

within 5 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    411 m

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    650 m

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    650 m

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    1.3 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.4 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.4 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    1.6 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    2.0 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.2 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    2.2 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.4 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85027

    2.5 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85616

    2.5 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.5 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    2.7 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    2.9 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    3.1 km

  • MANOR HEALTH CTR

    LISCARD VILLAGE, WALLASEY, CH45 4JG

    ODS code N85023

    3.1 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    3.2 km

  • EGREMONT MED CTR

    9 KING STREET, WALLASEY, CH44 8AT

    ODS code N85629

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Albans Road

    BCT · Birkenhead Park

    0.1 miles

  • St Albans Road

    BCT · Claughton

    0.1 miles

  • Forest Road

    BCT · Claughton

    0.2 miles

  • Ashville Road

    BCT · Birkenhead Park

    0.2 miles

  • Shrewsbury Road

    BCT · Claughton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 015B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,402 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 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.

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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £297,000 from 5 recorded sales in CH43 8SB. 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

Published establishments

100 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 13 secondary schools. Birkenhead Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 308 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,339 published events cover 12 months, averaging 361.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,584 events.

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