L43 4TU

Claughton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L43
Postcode sector
L43 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 4XW 52 m
CH43 4TQ 72 m
CH43 4YH 72 m
CH43 4XY 73 m
CH43 4TU 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L43 4TU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L43
Postcode sector
L43 4
Latitude
53.387943
Longitude
-3.037426
British National Grid easting
331,100
British National Grid northing
388,400

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
E00036132
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 016D · E01007129
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 016 · E02001482

Postcode source versions

Explore L43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
113
Primary
64
Secondary
16
  1. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    447 m
  2. Birkenhead Park School

    Academy sponsor led

    464 m
  3. St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,752
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,569
  • Public order 758
  • Shoplifting 707
  • Drugs 583
  • Criminal damage and arson 564

GP practices

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    302 m

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    519 m

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.1 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.1 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.1 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    1.3 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    1.3 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    1.4 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    1.4 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    2.0 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.3 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.4 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    2.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    2.7 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.8 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85027

    3.1 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85616

    3.1 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.5 km

  • EGREMONT MED CTR

    9 KING STREET, WALLASEY, CH44 8AT

    ODS code N85629

    3.5 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Grange Road West

    BCT · Birkenhead Park

    0.2 miles
  • Grange Road West

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.2 miles
  • Grange View

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.2 miles
  • Woodchurch Road

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.2 miles
  • Oak Bank

    BCT · Birkenhead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 016D, 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

207 of 33,755

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

113 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 16 secondary schools. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 447 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,752 published events cover 12 months, averaging 562.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,569 events.

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