L41 8BN

Bidston and St James · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L41
Postcode sector
L41 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH41 8BS 30 m
CH41 4JF 54 m
CH41 8BR 55 m
CH41 4JG 57 m
CH41 4FQ 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L41 8BN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L41
Postcode sector
L41 8
Latitude
53.398728
Longitude
-3.037688
British National Grid easting
331,100
British National Grid northing
389,600

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
E00036113
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 016E · E01007133
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 016 · E02001482

Postcode source versions

Explore L41

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
116
Primary
66
Secondary
14
  1. Kilgarth School

    Community special school

    382 m
  2. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    382 m
  3. The Priory Parish CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    501 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,253
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,423
  • Public order 688
  • Shoplifting 595
  • Criminal damage and arson 568
  • Drugs 567

GP practices

37

within 5 km straight-line

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    565 m

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    565 m

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    592 m

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    592 m

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    951 m

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    1.3 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    1.4 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    1.4 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    1.5 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

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    2.2 km

  • EGREMONT MED CTR

    9 KING STREET, WALLASEY, CH44 8AT

    ODS code N85629

    2.3 km

  • MANOR HEALTH CTR

    LISCARD VILLAGE, WALLASEY, CH45 4JG

    ODS code N85023

    2.5 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    3.0 km

  • ST HILARY GROUP PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, WALLASEY, CH45 3NA

    ODS code N85025

    3.0 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.3 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    3.4 km

  • BROWNLOW AT MARYBONE

    MARYBONE HEALTH CENTRE, UNIT 1, 2 VAUXHALL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L3 2BG

    ODS code N82617

    3.6 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Birkenhead Park Interchange

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles
  • Birkenhead Park Rail Station

    RSE · Birkenhead Park

    0.1 miles
  • Duke Street

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.1 miles
  • Birkenhead Park Rail Station

    RLY · Birkenhead Park

    0.1 miles
  • Birkenhead Park Interchange

    BCT · St Anne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 016E, 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

75 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
5 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

116 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 14 secondary schools. Kilgarth School is the nearest published school at 382 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,253 published events cover 12 months, averaging 521.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,423 events.

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