Postcode CH42 4QY (Wirral)

Map showing CH42 4QY and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH42 4QY is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH42 4QY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH42 4QY is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of CH42 4QY as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to CH42 4QY is Bedford Avenue which is centered 28 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Clarke Avenue and is 128 m away. The closest railway station is Rock Ferry Rail Station, 574 m away.

The closest primary school to CH42 4QY (for ages 11 and under) is Bedford Drive Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 12, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St John Plessington Catholic College. The last OFSTED inspection on May 1, 2013 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of CH42 4QY is Rockvilla Hotel and is 276 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on March 6, 2013. The nearest takeaway food is available from Zhen's House and is 340 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on February 16, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 108.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CH42 4QY is covered by the Merseyside police force association and Wirral is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to CH42 4QY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH42 4QY, and the approximate distance away.

Bedford Avenue 28 m
Delyn Close 53 m
Roselands Court 86 m
Solly Avenue 92 m
Egerton Gardens 117 m
Fletcher Avenue 171 m
Clarke Avenue 177 m
Fieldside Road 198 m
Egerton Park Close 198 m
Moore Avenue 222 m
Bebington Road 250 m
B5149 256 m
Devon Gardens 258 m
Albany Road 264 m
Inglemere Road 272 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH42 4QY

Introduction June 1999
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from CH42 4QY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bedford Drive Primary School Good
(January 12, 2017)
330 m
Well Lane Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
528 m
Prenton High School for Girls Good
(November 29, 2017)
603 m
Rock Ferry Primary School Good
(February 27, 2020)
700 m
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 12, 2020)
775 m
Mersey Park Primary School Outstanding
(March 14, 2019)
913 m
Devonshire Park Primary School Good
(June 12, 2019)
1.15 km
St John's Catholic Junior School Good
(July 4, 2018)
1.34 km
St John's Catholic Infant School Outstanding
(February 26, 2008)
1.34 km
Woodchurch Road Primary School Requires improvement
(October 11, 2018)
1.51 km
St John Plessington Catholic College Outstanding
(May 1, 2013)
1.52 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 1.54 km
Town Lane Infant School 1.6 km
Grove Street Primary School Requires improvement
(November 16, 2018)
1.6 km
St Andrew's CofE Aided Primary School Outstanding
(March 2, 2016)
1.83 km
Woodlands Primary School Good
(November 2, 2016)
1.86 km
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
1.89 km
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(February 27, 2020)
1.9 km
Higher Bebington Junior School Outstanding
(July 2, 2008)
1.9 km
Prenton Preparatory School 1.95 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH42 4QY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Jack & Jill Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 29, 2021
176 m
Salisbury House Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 31, 2021
184 m
Lezayre Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 5, 2021
223 m
Daleside Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 19, 2021
254 m
Rockvilla Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 6, 2013
276 m
Albany Bowling Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
January 22, 2019
322 m
Bedford Drive Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 16, 2019
330 m
Firbobs Out Of School Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
July 18, 2018
330 m
Zhen's House Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
February 16, 2021
340 m
Zhen's House Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
May 23, 2019
340 m
TLP Convenience Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
June 27, 2019
363 m
PRM News and Wine Retailers - other 4
Good
February 7, 2019
388 m
Cock & Donkey Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 9, 2019
498 m
Old Chester Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
August 19, 2020
498 m
St Anne's Parish Centre Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 16, 2019
517 m
Al's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
December 22, 2020
524 m
Luigis Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 5, 2021
524 m
The Bedford Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
November 10, 2018
524 m
Well Lane Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 17, 2019
528 m
Lean build Other catering premises 4
Good
September 2, 2021
532 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH42 4QY - Data from Apr 2022

Clarke Avenue Bus Stop/Station 128 m
Solly Avenue Bus Stop/Station 176 m
Albany Road Bus Stop/Station 182 m
Old Chester Road Bus Stop/Station 187 m
Byrne Avenue Bus Stop/Station 221 m
Grove Road Taxi Rank 507 m
Tranmere Rovers FC Taxi Rank 938 m
Bebington Station Taxi Rank 1.74 km
Rock Ferry Rail Station Rail 574 m
Green Lane Rail Station Rail 1.42 km
Bebington Rail Station Rail 1.8 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.76 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.77 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 3.53 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 11.49 km
Terminal Two Access Air 49.2 km
Terminal Two Access Air 49.24 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH42 4QY - Data from Dec 2021

Tranmere Beach Beach 1.4 km
Storeton Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.73 km
Outer Basin Inland Water 1.8 km
Marsh Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.82 km
The Princess Dock Inland Water 2.12 km
Trisha's Pond Inland Water 2.47 km
Prenton Dell Valley 2.7 km
Cow Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.91 km
Morpeth Dock Inland Water 3.09 km
Egerton Dock Inland Water 3.12 km
Umberstone Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.18 km
Brimstage Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.3 km
Rake Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.3 km
Lower Umberstone Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.41 km
Stanley Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.41 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH42 4QY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 93.2 Mbps 108.9 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 17.4 Mbps 15 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 17.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 107.6 15.2
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

44 meters consuming 560,495 kWh - mean 12,739 kWh : median 13,379 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

42 meters consuming 197,085 kWh - mean 4,693 kWh : median 4,008 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH42 4QY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.37060300
Longitude -3.01878900
OS Easting 332312
OS Northing 0386455
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1214
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Birkenhead
Electoral Ward Rock Ferry
Local Authority District Wirral
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Liverpool City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Merseyside

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000015
Travel To Work Area Birkenhead

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Wirral
Cancer Alliance Cheshire and Merseyside
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cheshire and Merseyside
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Wirral CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Birkenhead BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Birkenhead BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006845
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 027
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 027A
Output Area / Small Area 8D1