CH44 0AB Wirral
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Liscard. Region: North West.
Streets
- Liscard Road, Wallasey: 24 addresses
- Central Park Avenue, Wallasey: 1 address
- Eaton Avenue, Wallasey: 1 address
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 (68% of about 630 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
- 51 Martins Lane, Liscard, CH44 1BG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Former St Johns Church, Liscard Road, Liscard (564800): up to 28 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- 4-6 Liscard Way, Liscard, Wallasey, CH44 5TP: up to 6 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- British Legion Club, 3 Withens Lane, Liscard, CH44 1BB: up to 14 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 52-54 Greenheys Road, Liscard, CH44 5UP: up to 53 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Dominick House, St Albans Road, Liscard, CH44 5XS: up to 45 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- 15-17 Wallasey Road, Liscard, CH45 4NL: up to 8 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Rear 23-56 Marymount Close, Love Lane, Liscard, permissioned (580 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 31 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 | Birkenhead North 944,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Wallasey Village 469,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Birkenhead Park 670,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 57 within 800 m; nearest Martins Lane Liscard | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birkenhead Bus Station | 3.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Seacombe Ferry Terminal | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Seaview Road Pay & Display Car Park | 640 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Sainsburys Wirral Waters Smart Charge | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Central Park Medical Centre | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Martins Lane Dental Partnership | 80 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Central Hospital | 560 m |
| Police station | Wallasey Police Station | 530 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Central Park 19 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 21 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 26 |
26 of the postcode's 26 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Liscard Road.