Postcode CH42 7JA (Wirral)

Map showing CH42 7JA and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH42 7JA is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH42 7JA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH42 7JA is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.4 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 7JA as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to CH42 7JA is Whitford Road which is centered 56 m away.

The nearest bus stop is St Catherine's Gardens and is 123 m away. The closest railway station is Green Lane Rail Station, 925 m away.

The closest primary school to CH42 7JA (for ages 11 and under) is Mersey Park Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on March 14, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Anselm's College. The last OFSTED inspection on July 4, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of CH42 7JA is Beehive Public House and is 330 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on June 24, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Monaf's Indian Takeaway and is 224 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 15, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 156.3 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 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CH42 7JA 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 7JA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH42 7JA, and the approximate distance away.

Whitford Road 56 m
Fountain Street 60 m
St Catherines Gardens 91 m
St Catherine's 91 m
Harrowby Road 106 m
North Road 134 m
Harrowby Road South 165 m
Elmswood Road 177 m
Maybank Road 205 m
Rocky Bank Road 237 m
Aspendale Road 262 m
Heathbank Road 269 m
Victoria Fields 271 m
Derby Road 272 m
Elm Road 276 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH42 7JA

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 7JA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Mersey Park Primary School Outstanding
(March 14, 2019)
397 m
Woodchurch Road Primary School Requires improvement
(October 11, 2018)
516 m
Devonshire Park Primary School Good
(June 12, 2019)
573 m
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
635 m
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(February 27, 2020)
731 m
Woodlands Primary School Good
(November 2, 2016)
776 m
Well Lane Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
789 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 950 m
Prenton Preparatory School 992 m
Bedford Drive Primary School Good
(January 12, 2017)
1.12 km
Progress Schools - Wirral Good
(July 12, 2018)
1.22 km
Prenton High School for Girls Good
(November 29, 2017)
1.34 km
Birkenhead Park School Requires improvement
(November 13, 2019)
1.4 km
Rock Ferry Primary School Good
(February 27, 2020)
1.49 km
Wirral Metropolitan College Good
(October 6, 2017)
1.56 km
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School Good
(March 7, 2019)
1.58 km
Birkenhead High School Academy Outstanding
(October 14, 2015)
1.65 km
St Anselm's College Good
(July 4, 2019)
1.68 km
Cathcart Street Primary School Good
(May 15, 2018)
1.7 km
Birkenhead School 1.72 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH42 7JA - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Devonshire Manor Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 3, 2019
171 m
Oasis 2 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 14, 2021
190 m
Birkenhead News And Off Licence Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 24, 2017
224 m
Monaf's Indian Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 15, 2021
224 m
Wirral Kebab and Pizza House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 16, 2020
224 m
Kings Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 16, 2018
254 m
MP Food and Wine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 30, 2021
257 m
Beehive Public House Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 24, 2021
330 m
The Imperial Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
November 9, 2018
335 m
Lotus Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 5, 2021
369 m
Hungry's Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 12, 2021
374 m
Subway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 4, 2018
374 m
Wing box / Wing Haus Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
April 15, 2021
374 m
Born & Bred Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 11, 2020
382 m
Break Time Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
May 29, 2019
382 m
Heathers Deli & Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 14, 2019
382 m
Saffron Tranmere Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
April 19, 2021
382 m
Sombrero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 5, 2018
382 m
Mersey Park Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 8, 2019
397 m
Dhillons News Retailers - other 4
Good
July 26, 2017
433 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH42 7JA - Data from Apr 2022

St Catherine's Gardens Bus Stop/Station 123 m
Harrowby Road Bus Stop/Station 156 m
Elm Road Bus Stop/Station 227 m
Elm Road Bus Stop/Station 232 m
Elm Road Bus Stop/Station 237 m
Tranmere Rovers FC Taxi Rank 689 m
Grange Road West Taxi Rank 1.02 km
Exmouth Street Taxi Rank 1.08 km
Green Lane Rail Station Rail 925 m
Birkenhead Central Rail Station Rail 1.12 km
Rock Ferry Rail Station Rail 1.51 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.11 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.11 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.55 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 12.51 km
Terminal Two Access Air 49.92 km
Terminal Two Access Air 49.96 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH42 7JA - Data from Dec 2021

Outer Basin Inland Water 1.49 km
The Princess Dock Inland Water 1.63 km
Tranmere Beach Beach 1.79 km
Egerton Dock Inland Water 2.17 km
Morpeth Dock Inland Water 2.2 km
Marsh Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.33 km
Vittoria Dock Inland Water 2.44 km
East Float Inland Water 2.5 km
Storeton Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.55 km
Prenton Dell Valley 2.58 km
Alfred Dock Inland Water 2.71 km
Gillbrook Basin Inland Water 2.86 km
West Float Inland Water 2.94 km
Cow Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.07 km
Taylor's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.25 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH42 7JA - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 73.5 Mbps 156.3 Mbps 1000 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 15 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% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 86 12.4
300+ Mbps 100% 596 27.8

Gas Consumption

36 meters consuming 396,542 kWh - mean 11,015 kWh : median 10,474 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

42 meters consuming 119,902 kWh - mean 2,855 kWh : median 2,604 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH42 7JA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.37989600
Longitude -3.02938400
OS Easting 331622
OS Northing 0387499
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1405
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Birkenhead
Electoral Ward Birkenhead and Tranmere
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: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Birkenhead BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Birkenhead BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006816
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 021
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 021C
Output Area / Small Area 8B1