CH43 9XU

Bidston and St James · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Prenton
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 9XT 50 m
CH43 9ZB 58 m
CH43 9XX 62 m
CH43 9ZA 76 m
CH43 9XJ 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH43 9XU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH43
Postcode sector
CH43 9
Latitude
53.393400
Longitude
-3.084883
British National Grid easting
327,953
British National Grid northing
389,054

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036090
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 019A · E01007119
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 019 · E02001485

Postcode source versions

Explore CH43

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Denston Close, Prenton, CH43 9XU 17 October 2024 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
55
Secondary
10
  1. Wirral Wrap

    Other independent special school

    177 m
  2. Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    288 m
  3. St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    359 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,412
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 674
  • Criminal damage and arson 156
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Public order 136
  • Other theft 68

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

17 female, 18 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.1
CH43 9 residents
7,876

Age bands in CH43 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,384 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

917 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,555 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

2,094 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,534 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH43 9 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

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    968 m

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    1.4 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    1.8 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

    PASTURE ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, PASTURE ROAD, WIRRAL, CH46 8SA

    ODS code N85028

    2.1 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    2.2 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    2.2 km

  • BLACKHEATH MED CTR

    76 REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 1SG

    ODS code N85648

    2.5 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    2.6 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    2.6 km

  • LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HUDSON ROAD, LEASOWE, WIRRAL, CH46 2QQ

    ODS code N85640

    2.7 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.8 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    3.0 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

    GREASBY HEALTH CENTRE, GREASBY ROAD, GREASBY, WIRRAL, CH49 3AT

    ODS code N85032

    3.0 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    3.3 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    3.4 km

  • ST HILARY GROUP PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, WALLASEY, CH45 3NA

    ODS code N85025

    3.6 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85027

    3.6 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85616

    3.6 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    3.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    3.7 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

  • Fifth Avenue

    BCT · Beechwood

    0.0 miles
  • Fifth Avenue

    BCT · Beechwood

    0.1 miles
  • Third Avenue

    BCT · Beechwood

    0.1 miles
  • Third Avenue

    BCT · Beechwood

    0.1 miles
  • Beechwood Drive

    BCT · Beechwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 019A, 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

2,792 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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
4
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 £125,000 from 1 recorded sale in CH43 9XU. 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

88 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 10 secondary schools. Wirral Wrap is the nearest published school at 177 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,412 published events cover 12 months, averaging 117.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 674 events.

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