CH41 3LP Wirral
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Bidston and St James. 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 (100% of about 800 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
- 238-240 Conway Street, Birkenhead: up to 46 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Vacant Land , Adj 115 Livingstone Street & 145 St Anne Street, Birkenhead, permissioned (260 m)
- Brooklands, 20-99, Brook Street, Birkenhead: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- The Royal British Legion Birkenhead Branch, Park Road East, Birkenhead, CH41 4BE: up to 10 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Media House, 130 Claughton Road, Birkenhead: up to 11 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 323 Claughton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 4DU: up to 8 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Fomer Cole Street Primary School, Cole Street, Birkenhead: up to 47 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Land to the north of Pyramids Shopping centre (incorporating land north and south of Conway Street, and north-west of Europa Boulevard), Birkenhead: up to 651 homes, permissioned (590 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Conway Park 630,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m |
| Birkenhead Park 670,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m | |
| Birkenhead Central 644,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Park Road East Birkenhead Park | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birkenhead Bus Station | 650 m |
| Ferry terminal | Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Woodside | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | Bridge Street Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 13.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vittoria Med Ctr G | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest St Anne Street Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Claughton Dental Centre | 870 m |
| Hospital | St. Catherines Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Pyramids Town Centre Police Station | 640 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 490 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Birkenhead Park 55 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,690 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 56 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grand Entrance Gateway With North and South Lodges, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m west. 71 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Entrance Gateway With North and South Lodges | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m west |
| Birkenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 740 m west |
| Numbers 19 to 34 (Consecutive) With Railings to Front | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m east |
| Numbers 35 to 50 (Consecutive) With Railings to Front | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km east |
| Birkenhead Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Flaybrick Memorial Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Vittoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 810 m north |
| Egerton Dock | Lake or reservoir | 850 m north-east |
| Tranmere Beach | Beach | 2.6 km south-east |
| Taylor's Wood | Wood | 2.6 km west |
| Bidston Hill | Hill | 2.8 km west |
| Prenton Dell | Valley | 3.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the postcode's 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 64% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 23% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.