Postcode CH42 6SD (Wirral)

Map showing CH42 6SD and nearby postcodes

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

CH42 6SD is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.9 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 6SD as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious hardship.

The closest road name to CH42 6SD is Brecon Road which is centered 34 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Mount Wood Road and is 51 m away. The closest railway station is Rock Ferry Rail Station, 1.63 km away.

The closest primary school to CH42 6SD (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 Co-op Academy Bebington.

The local pub for residents of CH42 6SD is Ballyearl Squash & Social Club and is 426 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 681 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on December 19, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 84.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.7 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 1.9 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 6SD 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 6SD and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Brecon Road 34 m
Pennine Road 91 m
Cheviot Close 167 m
Mount Wood Road 175 m
Burrell Close 180 m
Harley Avenue 192 m
Raby Grove 201 m
Chiltern Road 202 m
Clee Hill Road 212 m
Heswall Avenue 248 m
Cheviot Road 253 m
Burrell Road 268 m
Thornton Road 282 m
Brimstage Avenue 343 m
Mendip Road 353 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH42 6SD

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 6SD - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Prenton High School for Girls Good
(November 29, 2017)
453 m
Bedford Drive Primary School Good
(January 12, 2017)
754 m
Devonshire Park Primary School Good
(June 12, 2019)
998 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 1.05 km
Prenton Primary School Good
(December 2, 2021)
1.28 km
Well Lane Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
1.28 km
Higher Bebington Junior School Outstanding
(July 2, 2008)
1.34 km
Woodchurch Road Primary School Requires improvement
(October 11, 2018)
1.39 km
Town Lane Infant School 1.39 km
Mersey Park Primary School Outstanding
(March 14, 2019)
1.42 km
Prenton Preparatory School 1.61 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 12, 2020)
1.61 km
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School Good
(March 7, 2019)
1.65 km
Rock Ferry Primary School Good
(February 27, 2020)
1.75 km
St John's Catholic Junior School Good
(July 4, 2018)
1.82 km
St John's Catholic Infant School Outstanding
(February 26, 2008)
1.82 km
Co-op Academy Bebington 1.94 km
St John Plessington Catholic College Outstanding
(May 1, 2013)
1.94 km
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
2.03 km
St Andrew's CofE Aided Primary School Outstanding
(March 2, 2016)
2.05 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Linden Lea Farmers/growers Exempt
September 20, 2019
396 m
Open Arms Other catering premises 5
Very Good
January 26, 2022
396 m
Ashers Baking Company Cafe Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 19, 2019
426 m
Ballyearl Squash & Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 13, 2020
426 m
Shaftesbury Youth Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
March 16, 2018
452 m
Prenton High School For Girls School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 10, 2022
453 m
Prenton Lawn Tennis Club Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
September 28, 2018
487 m
Hursts Bakery, Keylex Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 30, 2019
493 m
Morrisons Daily Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 2, 2019
493 m
Mount General Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 14, 2018
493 m
Norway Lodge Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 14, 2021
531 m
First Class Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 31, 2021
594 m
St Stephens Church Other catering premises Exempt
May 22, 2018
599 m
Prenton Golf Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 6, 2018
600 m
The Pizza Apothecary Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 11, 2019
612 m
Building Blocks Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 22, 2021
676 m
Banquet House Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
December 19, 2018
681 m
Cohens Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
August 26, 2020
681 m
Muzzys Breakfast House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 3, 2020
681 m
Lean build Other catering premises 4
Good
September 2, 2021
689 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Mount Wood Road Bus Stop/Station 51 m
Harley Avenue Bus Stop/Station 74 m
Stanley Avenue Bus Stop/Station 120 m
Brecon Road Bus Stop/Station 130 m
Storeton Road Bus Stop/Station 136 m
Tranmere Rovers FC Taxi Rank 818 m
Grove Road Taxi Rank 1.51 km
Bebington Station Taxi Rank 2.19 km
Rock Ferry Rail Station Rail 1.63 km
Green Lane Rail Station Rail 2.16 km
Bebington Rail Station Rail 2.24 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 3.5 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 3.51 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 4.05 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 12.27 km

Nearby Nature

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

Marsh Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 858 m
Storeton Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.07 km
Prenton Dell Valley 1.67 km
Cow Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.86 km
Stanley Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.36 km
Rake Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Tranmere Beach Beach 2.44 km
Trisha's Pond Inland Water 2.58 km
Brimstage Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.59 km
Outer Basin Inland Water 2.66 km
Umberstone Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km
New Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.81 km
Lower Umberstone Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.85 km
The Princess Dock Inland Water 2.92 km
Lower Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.95 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 58.7 Mbps 84.9 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.7 Mbps 21 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% 18 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 89.7 12.5
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

15 meters consuming 187,436 kWh - mean 12,496 kWh : median 11,848 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 49,420 kWh - mean 3,802 kWh : median 3,308 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH42 6SD - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.36656100
Longitude -3.03309000
OS Easting 331354
OS Northing 0386019
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7170
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Industrious communities
Subgroup: Industrious hardship
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 029D
Output Area / Small Area 8A2