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L43 5RE

Oxton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Oxton
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L43
Postcode sector
L43 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 4UQ 45 m
CH43 4UA 69 m
CH43 4UE 74 m
CH43 4UB 87 m
CH43 1SX 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L43 5RE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L43
Postcode sector
L43 5
Latitude
53.385220
Longitude
-3.040367
British National Grid easting
330,900
British National Grid northing
388,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Oxton · E05000968
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036247
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 020A · E01007155
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 020 · E02001486

Postcode source versions

Explore L43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
112
Primary
65
Secondary
16

  1. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    448 m

  2. Birkenhead Park School

    Academy sponsor led

    627 m

  3. Woodchurch Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    663 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,081
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,301
  • Shoplifting 717
  • Public order 654
  • Criminal damage and arson 496
  • Drugs 470

GP practices

34

within 5 km straight-line

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    198 m

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    748 m

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.1 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

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    1.5 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    1.5 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    1.5 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    1.7 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    1.9 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    2.0 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.1 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    2.7 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    2.8 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.3 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.3 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85027

    3.4 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85616

    3.4 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Williamson Museum

    BCT · Oxton

    0.0 miles

  • Slatey Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles

  • Lynnbank

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles

  • Mather Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles

  • Lorne Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 020A, 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

2,063 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 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

112 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 16 secondary schools. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 448 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,081 published events cover 12 months, averaging 506.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,301 events.

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