L43 9HL

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH43 9WX 24 m
CH43 9HW 69 m
CH43 9QN 73 m
CH43 9UE 84 m
CH43 9TE 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L43 9HL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L43
Postcode sector
L43 9
Latitude
53.381413
Longitude
-3.064328
British National Grid easting
329,300
British National Grid northing
387,700

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
E00036276
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 024A · E01007163
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 024 · E02001490

Postcode source versions

Explore L43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
100
Primary
63
Secondary
13
  1. Townfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    471 m
  2. Ridgeway High School

    Foundation school

    602 m
  3. Birkenhead School

    Other independent school

    720 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,644
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 727
  • Public order 167
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Criminal damage and arson 140
  • Shoplifting 109

GP practices

33

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    998 m

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    1.2 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    1.7 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    1.7 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    1.8 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    1.9 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.1 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    2.2 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    2.2 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.4 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    2.5 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

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WARRENS MEDICAL CENTRE, ARROWE PARK ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 5PL

    ODS code N85008

    3.1 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    3.3 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    3.3 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    3.5 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    3.6 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

    GREASBY HEALTH CENTRE, GREASBY ROAD, GREASBY, WIRRAL, CH49 3AT

    ODS code N85032

    3.8 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hogarth Drive

    BCT · Noctorum

    0.2 miles
  • Hogarth Drive

    BCT · Noctorum

    0.2 miles
  • Hargrave Avenue

    BCT · Oxton

    0.3 miles
  • Churton Avenue

    BCT · Oxton

    0.3 miles
  • Flatt Lane

    BCT · Oxton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 024A, 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

19,180 of 33,755

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

100 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 13 secondary schools. Townfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 471 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,644 published events cover 12 months, averaging 137 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 727 events.

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