L43 7RG

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
L43
Postcode sector
L43 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 7RH 64 m
CH43 7RE 105 m
CH43 7RQ 123 m
CH43 7XJ 135 m
CH43 7RB 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L43 7RG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L43
Postcode sector
L43 7
Latitude
53.407355
Longitude
-3.078514
British National Grid easting
328,400
British National Grid northing
390,600

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
E00036088
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 011E · E01007124
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 011 · E02001477

Postcode source versions

Explore L43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
51
Secondary
9
  1. Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    345 m
  2. The Observatory School

    Community special school

    362 m
  3. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    963 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,689
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 694
  • Criminal damage and arson 181
  • Public order 178
  • Shoplifting 165
  • Anti social behaviour 158

GP practices

28

within 5 km straight-line

  • LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HUDSON ROAD, LEASOWE, WIRRAL, CH46 2QQ

    ODS code N85640

    1.5 km

  • BLACKHEATH MED CTR

    76 REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 1SG

    ODS code N85648

    1.8 km

  • ST HILARY GROUP PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, WALLASEY, CH45 3NA

    ODS code N85025

    2.0 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    2.1 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    2.2 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    2.3 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    2.4 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    2.4 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85027

    2.4 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85616

    2.4 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    2.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 GROVE ROAD, WALLASEY, CH45 3HE

    ODS code N85620

    2.5 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    2.6 km

  • GROVE RD SURGERY

    71 GROVE ROAD, WALLASEY, CH45 3HF

    ODS code N85052

    2.7 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    2.7 km

  • MANOR HEALTH CTR

    LISCARD VILLAGE, WALLASEY, CH45 4JG

    ODS code N85023

    2.7 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.0 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    3.4 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    3.4 km

  • EGREMONT MED CTR

    9 KING STREET, WALLASEY, CH44 8AT

    ODS code N85629

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bidston Interchange

    BCT · Bidston

    0.0 miles
  • Bidston Interchange

    BCT · Bidston

    0.0 miles
  • Bidston Rail Station

    RLY · Bidston

    0.1 miles
  • Bidston Rail Station

    RSE · Bidston

    0.1 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Bidston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 011E, 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

222 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
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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

82 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 9 secondary schools. Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 345 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,689 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 694 events.

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