Postcode CH42 6RP (Wirral)

Map showing CH42 6RP and nearby postcodes

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

CH42 6RP 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 6RP as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to CH42 6RP is The Close which is centered 116 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Cavendish Drive and is 26 m away. The closest railway station is Rock Ferry Rail Station, 1.32 km away.

The closest primary school to CH42 6RP (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 6RP is Ballyearl Squash & Social Club and is 385 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 13, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Banquet House Chinese Takeaway and is 503 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on December 19, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 87.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.3 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 3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.8 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

The Close 116 m
Brimstage Avenue 121 m
Raby Grove 170 m
Thornton Road 203 m
Cheviot Road 208 m
Cheviot Close 222 m
Harley Avenue 234 m
Kingsbrook Way 251 m
The Wiend 263 m
Cavendish Drive 267 m
Heswall Avenue 267 m
Thornton Avenue 283 m
Pennine Road 290 m
Chiltern Road 293 m
Withert Avenue 299 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH42 6RP

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 6RP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Prenton High School for Girls Good
(November 29, 2017)
208 m
Bedford Drive Primary School Good
(January 12, 2017)
537 m
Well Lane Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
1.12 km
Devonshire Park Primary School Good
(June 12, 2019)
1.13 km
Town Lane Infant School 1.17 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 12, 2020)
1.24 km
Higher Bebington Junior School Outstanding
(July 2, 2008)
1.27 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 1.3 km
Mersey Park Primary School Outstanding
(March 14, 2019)
1.36 km
Rock Ferry Primary School Good
(February 27, 2020)
1.46 km
St John's Catholic Junior School Good
(July 4, 2018)
1.46 km
St John's Catholic Infant School Outstanding
(February 26, 2008)
1.46 km
Woodchurch Road Primary School Requires improvement
(October 11, 2018)
1.54 km
St John Plessington Catholic College Outstanding
(May 1, 2013)
1.6 km
Prenton Primary School Good
(December 2, 2021)
1.65 km
Co-op Academy Bebington 1.69 km
St Andrew's CofE Aided Primary School Outstanding
(March 2, 2016)
1.74 km
Prenton Preparatory School 1.84 km
Grove Street Primary School Requires improvement
(November 16, 2018)
1.88 km
Brackenwood Junior School 1.93 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Prenton High School For Girls School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 10, 2022
208 m
Ashers Baking Company Cafe Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 19, 2019
385 m
Ballyearl Squash & Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 13, 2020
385 m
Hursts Bakery, Keylex Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 30, 2019
403 m
Morrisons Daily Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 2, 2019
403 m
Mount General Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 14, 2018
403 m
The Pizza Apothecary Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 11, 2019
502 m
Banquet House Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
December 19, 2018
503 m
Cohens Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
August 26, 2020
503 m
Muzzys Breakfast House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 3, 2020
503 m
Daleside Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 19, 2021
527 m
Bedford Drive Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 16, 2019
537 m
Firbobs Out Of School Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
July 18, 2018
537 m
Broadway Steak & Wine Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 3, 2021
541 m
Hot Spot Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 27, 2020
541 m
Hot Spot Broadway Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 24, 2022
541 m
Jacks Newsagents Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 4, 2018
541 m
Lean build Other catering premises 4
Good
September 2, 2021
590 m
Lezayre Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 5, 2021
674 m
Shaftesbury Youth Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
March 16, 2018
691 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Cavendish Drive Bus Stop/Station 26 m
Brimstage Avenue Bus Stop/Station 38 m
Borough Road Bus Stop/Station 253 m
The Wiend Bus Stop/Station 258 m
Borough Road Bus Stop/Station 268 m
Tranmere Rovers FC Taxi Rank 905 m
Grove Road Taxi Rank 1.26 km
Bebington Station Taxi Rank 1.84 km
Rock Ferry Rail Station Rail 1.32 km
Bebington Rail Station Rail 1.89 km
Green Lane Rail Station Rail 2.04 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 3.4 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 3.41 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 4.04 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 11.91 km
Terminal Two Access Air 49.79 km
Terminal Two Access Air 49.83 km

Nearby Nature

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

Storeton Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.04 km
Marsh Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Prenton Dell Valley 2.03 km
Cow Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Tranmere Beach Beach 2.17 km
Trisha's Pond Inland Water 2.31 km
Outer Basin Inland Water 2.5 km
Rake Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.56 km
Brimstage Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Umberstone Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Stanley Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.66 km
The Princess Dock Inland Water 2.79 km
Lower Umberstone Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
New Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km
Lower Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.24 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 49.6 Mbps 87.9 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.3 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% 21.5 3.5
30-300 Mbps 0% 75.6 11.6
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

11 meters consuming 215,697 kWh - mean 19,609 kWh : median 19,097 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

11 meters consuming 80,726 kWh - mean 7,339 kWh : median 4,557 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH42 6RP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.36614100
Longitude -3.02754900
OS Easting 331722
OS Northing 0385967
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 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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Birkenhead BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Birkenhead BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006854
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 029
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 029A
Output Area / Small Area 6B3