Postcode CH42 6PW (Wirral)

Map showing CH42 6PW and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH42 6PW is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH42 6PW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH42 6PW is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.6 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 6PW as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.

The closest road name to CH42 6PW is Kingsdale Avenue which is centered 50 m away.

The nearest bus stop is St Georges Avenue and is 73 m away. The closest railway station is Rock Ferry Rail Station, 1.07 km away.

The closest primary school to CH42 6PW (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 6PW is Sportsmans Arms and is 441 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 13, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sun Wah and is 295 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on December 17, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 121.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.5 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 2.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CH42 6PW 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 6PW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH42 6PW, and the approximate distance away.

Kingsdale Avenue 50 m
Cressington Avenue 82 m
Snowdon Road 103 m
Kirkland Avenue 122 m
Allcot Avenue 127 m
Irvine Road 137 m
Archway Close 159 m
Roxburgh Avenue 160 m
Waring Avenue 165 m
Bedford Drive 177 m
Ben Nevis Road 178 m
Malvern Grove 187 m
Memorial Drive 232 m
St Georges Avenue 254 m
St Georges Gardens 259 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH42 6PW

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 6PW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bedford Drive Primary School Good
(January 12, 2017)
225 m
Prenton High School for Girls Good
(November 29, 2017)
387 m
Well Lane Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
595 m
Devonshire Park Primary School Good
(June 12, 2019)
664 m
Mersey Park Primary School Outstanding
(March 14, 2019)
767 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 1.01 km
Woodchurch Road Primary School Requires improvement
(October 11, 2018)
1.07 km
Rock Ferry Primary School Good
(February 27, 2020)
1.16 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 12, 2020)
1.28 km
Prenton Preparatory School 1.47 km
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
1.57 km
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(February 27, 2020)
1.68 km
Woodlands Primary School Good
(November 2, 2016)
1.7 km
Town Lane Infant School 1.72 km
St John's Catholic Junior School Good
(July 4, 2018)
1.75 km
St John's Catholic Infant School Outstanding
(February 26, 2008)
1.75 km
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School Good
(March 7, 2019)
1.77 km
Prenton Primary School Good
(December 2, 2021)
1.78 km
Higher Bebington Junior School Outstanding
(July 2, 2008)
1.86 km
St John Plessington Catholic College Outstanding
(May 1, 2013)
1.91 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH42 6PW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lean build Other catering premises 4
Good
September 2, 2021
0 m
Hursts Bakery, Keylex Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 30, 2019
204 m
Morrisons Daily Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 2, 2019
204 m
Mount General Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 14, 2018
204 m
Bedford Drive Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 16, 2019
225 m
Firbobs Out Of School Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
July 18, 2018
225 m
Armadillo Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
July 18, 2018
295 m
Armadillo Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 4, 2021
295 m
Higher Tranmere Express Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
May 7, 2018
295 m
Sugar Skull Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 5, 2021
295 m
Sun Wah Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
December 17, 2018
295 m
Victoria Convenience Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 4, 2018
295 m
Victoria Kebab House Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
November 5, 2021
295 m
Daleside Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 19, 2021
350 m
Prenton High School For Girls School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 10, 2022
387 m
Sportsmans Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 13, 2018
441 m
Jack & Jill Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 29, 2021
442 m
Cricket Pavilion Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
November 19, 2018
459 m
Merchant House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 6, 2019
497 m
Prenton Pop-In Retailers - other 4
Good
July 24, 2017
527 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH42 6PW - Data from Apr 2022

St Georges Avenue Bus Stop/Station 73 m
Cressington Avenue Bus Stop/Station 102 m
Cressington Avenue Bus Stop/Station 108 m
Irvine Road Bus Stop/Station 125 m
Riviera Drive Bus Stop/Station 139 m
Tranmere Rovers FC Taxi Rank 436 m
Grove Road Taxi Rank 866 m
Central Station Taxi Rank 1.9 km
Rock Ferry Rail Station Rail 1.07 km
Green Lane Rail Station Rail 1.48 km
Birkenhead Central Rail Station Rail 1.95 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.83 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.84 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 3.45 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 12.02 km
Terminal Two Access Air 49.73 km
Terminal Two Access Air 49.77 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH42 6PW - Data from Dec 2021

Marsh Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Storeton Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.63 km
Tranmere Beach Beach 1.79 km
Outer Basin Inland Water 1.97 km
Prenton Dell Valley 2.23 km
The Princess Dock Inland Water 2.24 km
Cow Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
Trisha's Pond Inland Water 2.77 km
Stanley Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.02 km
Egerton Dock Inland Water 3.06 km
Morpeth Dock Inland Water 3.06 km
Rake Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.1 km
Brimstage Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.21 km
Umberstone Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.23 km
Vittoria Dock Inland Water 3.39 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH42 6PW - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 65.9 Mbps 121.4 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 16.7 Mbps 16.5 Mbps 39 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% 13.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 74.6 14.9
300+ Mbps 100% 505.7 38

Gas Consumption

30 meters consuming 496,510 kWh - mean 16,550 kWh : median 16,425 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

28 meters consuming 89,645 kWh - mean 3,202 kWh : median 2,917 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH42 6PW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.37141600
Longitude -3.02666900
OS Easting 331789
OS Northing 0386553
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
13616
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Birkenhead
Electoral Ward Prenton
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: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: White professionals
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Birkenhead BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Birkenhead BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006853
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 029
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 029A
Output Area / Small Area 5A1