CH62 4SE Wirral
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Bromborough. Region: North West.
Streets
- Corona Road, Bebington: 29 addresses
- Unnamed street near Corona Road, New Ferry: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Corona Road, New Ferry: 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 (87% of about 690 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
- Continental Landscapes, Wharf Street, Port Sunlight: up to 12 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Rear of White Bridge, New Chester Road, Bromborough, permissioned (450 m)
- Former Croda, Prices Way, Bromborough Pool: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Woodhead Street Car Park and Land off New Chester Road, New Ferry: up to 45 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Land at Former 41 to 43, Bebington Road, New Ferry: up to 11 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- 100 New Chester Road, New Ferry: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- Site of 78, 78A and 82 Bebington Road, New Ferry: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Land at Bebington Road/ Grove Street, New Ferry: up to 23 homes, permissioned (710 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 31 addresses are between 12 m and 14 m above sea level (13 m on average).
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 | Bebington 918,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m |
| Port Sunlight 678,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m | |
| Spital 377,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Portbury Close New Ferry | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birkenhead Bus Station | 4.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 4.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Charging Station | 880 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 9.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sunlight Group Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest T/A The Pharmacy Bebington | 850 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glencairn Dental Practice | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Clatterbridge Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Bebington Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 13 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,220 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | River Park 26 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.2 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,950 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 13 parks and gardens, 47 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Christ Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m south-west. 212 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-west |
| Port Sunlight War Memorial | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m south-west |
| The Dell, the Diamond and the Causeway, Port Sunlight | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 580 m south-west |
| Bromborough Court House moated site and fishponds, Wirral | Scheduled monument | 730 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trisha's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| The Sloyne | Tidal water | 2.6 km north |
| Cowpasture Wood | Wood | 2.7 km south-east |
| Storeton Hill | Hill | 2.7 km west |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 2.8 km east |
| Prenton Dell | Valley | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 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 4 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 Corona Road.