L43 9HS

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 9HP 13 m
CH43 9JF 89 m
CH43 9JW 98 m
CH43 9HR 102 m
CH43 9YG 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L43 9HS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L43
Postcode sector
L43 9
Latitude
53.378704
Longitude
-3.065764
British National Grid easting
329,200
British National Grid northing
387,400

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
E00168417
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

    214 m
  2. Ridgeway High School

    Foundation school

    525 m
  3. Woodchurch High School

    Academy converter

    756 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,552
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 706
  • Anti social behaviour 164
  • Public order 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 139
  • Shoplifting 72

GP practices

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    751 m

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    907 m

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    1.6 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    1.7 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    1.9 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.0 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    2.2 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    2.5 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    2.5 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.6 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    2.6 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    2.8 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    3.1 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    3.1 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    3.4 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    3.5 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    3.7 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.7 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    3.8 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hogarth Drive

    BCT · Noctorum

    0.1 miles
  • Hogarth Drive

    BCT · Noctorum

    0.1 miles
  • Hargrave Avenue

    BCT · Oxton

    0.2 miles
  • Churton Avenue

    BCT · Oxton

    0.2 miles
  • Oulton Way

    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 214 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,552 published events cover 12 months, averaging 129.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 706 events.

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