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L43 8SZ

Claughton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Claughton
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L43
Postcode sector
L43 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 8TA 49 m
CH43 8TD 49 m
CH43 8TG 60 m
CH43 8TB 73 m
CH43 8TQ 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L43 8SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L43
Postcode sector
L43 8
Latitude
53.394049
Longitude
-3.058628
British National Grid easting
329,700
British National Grid northing
389,100

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
E00036286
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 015D · E01007158
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
95
Primary
60
Secondary
10

  1. Birkenhead Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    276 m

  2. Wirral Hospitals' School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    316 m

  3. Bidston Avenue Primary School

    Academy converter

    361 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,566
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,114
  • Public order 285
  • Criminal damage and arson 243
  • Anti social behaviour 213
  • Drugs 197

GP practices

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    559 m

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    930 m

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    930 m

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    1.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.9 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.9 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.1 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    2.1 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    2.3 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.4 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    2.5 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85027

    2.6 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85616

    2.6 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.6 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    2.6 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.7 km

  • MANOR HEALTH CTR

    LISCARD VILLAGE, WALLASEY, CH45 4JG

    ODS code N85023

    3.1 km

  • ST HILARY GROUP PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, WALLASEY, CH45 3NA

    ODS code N85025

    3.1 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    3.3 km

  • EGREMONT MED CTR

    9 KING STREET, WALLASEY, CH44 8AT

    ODS code N85629

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Tollemache Road

    BCT · Claughton

    0.1 miles

  • Foxglove Road

    BCT · Claughton

    0.1 miles

  • Upton Road

    BCT · Claughton

    0.1 miles

  • Upton Road

    BCT · Claughton

    0.1 miles

  • Shrewsbury Road

    BCT · Claughton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 015D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,994 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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

95 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 10 secondary schools. Birkenhead Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 276 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,566 published events cover 12 months, averaging 213.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,114 events.

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