CH45 5ET Wirral
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: New Brighton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Wentworth Avenue, Wallasey: 44 addresses
- Unnamed street near Wentworth Avenue, New Brighton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Wentworth Avenue, New Brighton: 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 (48% of about 750 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
- 169-171 Victoria Road, New Brighton: up to 14 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Former Hollins Hey Hotel, Victoria Road, New Brighton, Wirral, CH45 0JY: up to 14 homes, pending decision (670 m)
- Old Manor Club, Withens Lane, Liscard, CH45 7NF: up to 10 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- Former Grand Hotel, Marine Promenade, New Brighton (567600): up to 12 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- New Palace Amusements, Marine Promenade, New Brighton: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 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 47 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 | New Brighton 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m |
| Wallasey Grove Road 499,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Wallasey Village 469,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 69 within 800 m; nearest Clwyd Street New Brighton | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Asda Liscard Car Park | 810 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 16.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Georges Medical Centre | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hose Side Dental Surgery | 540 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Central Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Merseyside Police | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Mount Pleasant Stores Cashzone | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Earlston Gardens 1.8 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Vale Park 4.0 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,540 m² | 110 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Earlston Gardens Allotments 2,120 m² | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Captain's Pit Pond | Lake or reservoir | 490 m south-west |
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north |
| Great Burbo Bank | Wetland | 2.2 km north-west |
| Bidston Moss | Wood | 2.6 km south-west |
| Bidston Hill | Hill | 4.3 km south-west |
| Mockbeggar Wharf | Beach | 4.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 46 |
3 of the postcode's 46 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Wentworth Avenue.