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L43 7FQ

Bidston and St James · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bidston and St James
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L43
Postcode sector
L43 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 7PZ 90 m
CH43 7PQ 198 m
CH43 7PG 224 m
CH43 7QJ 259 m
CH43 7RA 286 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L43 7FQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L43
Postcode sector
L43 7
Latitude
53.399049
Longitude
-3.071491
British National Grid easting
328,853
British National Grid northing
389,669

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Bidston and St James · E05000955
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036278
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 015E · E01007159
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 015 · E02001481

Postcode source versions

Explore L43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
56
Secondary
10

  1. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    575 m

  2. Bidston Avenue Primary School

    Academy converter

    692 m

  3. The Observatory School

    Community special school

    740 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,988
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 808
  • Shoplifting 210
  • Criminal damage and arson 210
  • Anti social behaviour 196
  • Public order 193

GP practices

31

within 5 km straight-line

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    1.3 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    1.7 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    1.7 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    2.0 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    2.3 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    2.3 km

  • LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HUDSON ROAD, LEASOWE, WIRRAL, CH46 2QQ

    ODS code N85640

    2.5 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

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    2.6 km

  • BLACKHEATH MED CTR

    76 REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 1SG

    ODS code N85648

    2.7 km

  • ST HILARY GROUP PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, WALLASEY, CH45 3NA

    ODS code N85025

    2.7 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    2.7 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    2.8 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    2.8 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    3.0 km

  • MANOR HEALTH CTR

    LISCARD VILLAGE, WALLASEY, CH45 4JG

    ODS code N85023

    3.0 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.0 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Gautby Road

    BCT · Bidston

    0.3 miles

  • Hoblyn Road

    BCT · Bidston

    0.3 miles

  • Hurrell Road

    BCT · Bidston

    0.3 miles

  • Challis Street

    BCT · Bidston

    0.4 miles

  • Hurrell Road

    BCT · Bidston

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 015E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,331 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

90 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 10 secondary schools. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 575 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,988 published events cover 12 months, averaging 165.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 808 events.

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