CH41 1FE Wirral
Live postcode, introduced June 2002. Ward: Seacombe. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Wirral in 2026-27: Band D £2,501 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,667 | £1,945 | £2,223 | £2,501 | £3,056 | £3,612 | £4,168 | £5,001 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (97% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land East of Birkenhead Road, Seacombe (South): up to 250 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Land East of Birkenhead Road, Seacombe (North): up to 200 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Former 1 to 17 Montrose Avenue, Seacombe: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Wirral Waters - Northbank East 3, Dock Road, Seacombe (Tower Road): up to 150 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Wirral Waters - Northbank East 2, Dock Road, Seacombe (Belong Extra Care Village): up to 34 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Wirral Waters - Belong Site & North Bank 1, Dock Road, Seacombe, pending decision (560 m)
- Wirral Waters - Northbank East 1, Dock Road, Seacombe (Peel/ Urban Splash, Redbridge Quay): up to 120 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- Wirral Waters - Urban Splash 2, Dock Road, Seacombe, not permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 7 addresses are between 4 m and 8 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Birkenhead Hamilton Square 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Conway Park 630,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Liverpool James Street 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest 12 Quays Ferry Terminal Seacombe | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Woodside Interchange | 1.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Woodside | 150 m |
| Car parks | Bridge Street Car Park | 910 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Sainsburys Wirral Waters Smart Charge | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 13.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hamilton Med Ctr | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest St Paul's Pharmacy | 880 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hamilton Square Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Victoria Central Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Birkenhead Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Dock Convenience Store | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,140 m² | 610 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,500 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | North Seacombe Recreation Ground 1.7 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Ilford Allotments 1.5 ha | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 1 to 18 (Consecutive) Including Railings to Front, a listed building (Grade I), 1.0 km south. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 1 to 18 (Consecutive) Including Railings to Front | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south |
| Birkenhead Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Birkenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Dock | Lake or reservoir | 260 m west |
| Morpeth Dock | Lake or reservoir | 550 m south |
| East Float | Lake or reservoir | 580 m west |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 2.4 km south-east |
| Bidston Moss | Wood | 3.5 km west |
| Bidston Hill | Hill | 3.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 94% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.