Postcode CH42 9NU (Wirral)

Map showing CH42 9NU and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH42 9NU is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH42 9NU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH42 9NU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.3 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 9NU as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to CH42 9NU is Highgreen Road which is centered 33 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Highgreen Road and is 70 m away. The closest railway station is Green Lane Rail Station, 1.38 km away.

The closest primary school to CH42 9NU (for ages 11 and under) is Woodchurch Road Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on October 11, 2018. 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 9NU is Tixall Bowling And Social Club and is 328 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 2, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from Georgio's and is 227 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on August 29, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 99.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.1 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 2.1 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 9NU 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 9NU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH42 9NU, and the approximate distance away.

Highgreen Road 33 m
Gorsefield Road 100 m
Parkend Road 130 m
Merlin Road 131 m
Oakdene Road 134 m
Singleton Avenue 162 m
Parkhill Road 212 m
Nursery Close 226 m
East Bank 227 m
Parkbridge Road 235 m
Westbank Road 236 m
Clarence Road 236 m
Kingsland Road 237 m
Heatherdale Close 244 m
Highpark Road 249 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH42 9NU

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 9NU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Woodchurch Road Primary School Requires improvement
(October 11, 2018)
113 m
Devonshire Park Primary School Good
(June 12, 2019)
316 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 516 m
Prenton Preparatory School 593 m
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
745 m
Mersey Park Primary School Outstanding
(March 14, 2019)
757 m
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(February 27, 2020)
1.01 km
Well Lane Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
1.06 km
Woodlands Primary School Good
(November 2, 2016)
1.12 km
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School Good
(March 7, 2019)
1.13 km
Bedford Drive Primary School Good
(January 12, 2017)
1.17 km
Prenton High School for Girls Good
(November 29, 2017)
1.28 km
Birkenhead Park School Requires improvement
(November 13, 2019)
1.41 km
Birkenhead School 1.42 km
Townfield Primary School Good
(July 6, 2017)
1.43 km
Progress Schools - Wirral Good
(July 12, 2018)
1.43 km
Birkenhead High School Academy Outstanding
(October 14, 2015)
1.44 km
St Anselm's College Good
(July 4, 2019)
1.56 km
Prenton Primary School Good
(December 2, 2021)
1.68 km
Rock Ferry Primary School Good
(February 27, 2020)
1.8 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH42 9NU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Born & Bred Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 11, 2020
112 m
Break Time Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
May 29, 2019
112 m
Heathers Deli & Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 14, 2019
112 m
Saffron Tranmere Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
April 19, 2021
112 m
Sombrero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 5, 2018
112 m
Woodchurch Road Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 14, 2021
113 m
Bargain Booze Retailers - other Exempt
July 26, 2018
227 m
Cheeky Charlie's Sweet Emporium Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 4, 2021
227 m
Georgio's Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 29, 2019
227 m
Rubys Fish & Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 31, 2021
227 m
Supersavers Discount Store Retailers - other Exempt
September 5, 2017
227 m
Devonshire Manor Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 3, 2019
282 m
Convenience And Booze Direct Retailers - other 4
Good
January 29, 2018
303 m
Devonshire Park Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 13, 2018
316 m
Tixall Bowling And Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 2, 2017
328 m
Birkenhead News And Off Licence Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 24, 2017
335 m
Monaf's Indian Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 15, 2021
335 m
Wirral Kebab and Pizza House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 16, 2020
335 m
Captain Tony's Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 12, 2019
354 m
Captain Tony's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 5, 2019
354 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH42 9NU - Data from Apr 2022

Highgreen Road Bus Stop/Station 70 m
Highgreen Road Bus Stop/Station 125 m
Singleton Avenue Bus Stop/Station 126 m
Merlin Road Bus Stop/Station 142 m
Clarence Road Bus Stop/Station 158 m
Tranmere Rovers FC Taxi Rank 542 m
Grange Road West Taxi Rank 1.23 km
Exmouth Street Taxi Rank 1.31 km
Green Lane Rail Station Rail 1.38 km
Birkenhead Central Rail Station Rail 1.51 km
Rock Ferry Rail Station Rail 1.78 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.52 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.52 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.85 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 12.83 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH42 9NU - Data from Dec 2021

Outer Basin Inland Water 1.94 km
Marsh Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.06 km
The Princess Dock Inland Water 2.07 km
Prenton Dell Valley 2.15 km
Tranmere Beach Beach 2.19 km
Storeton Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.37 km
Egerton Dock Inland Water 2.49 km
Morpeth Dock Inland Water 2.55 km
Vittoria Dock Inland Water 2.65 km
Cow Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.68 km
East Float Inland Water 2.77 km
Gillbrook Basin Inland Water 2.9 km
West Float Inland Water 3 km
Alfred Dock Inland Water 3.02 km
Taylor's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.03 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH42 9NU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 66.7 Mbps 99.8 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.1 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 18 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 95.3 14.8
300+ Mbps 100% 460 36

Gas Consumption

28 meters consuming 376,635 kWh - mean 13,451 kWh : median 12,144 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

28 meters consuming 105,152 kWh - mean 3,755 kWh : median 3,315 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH42 9NU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.37818000
Longitude -3.03556600
OS Easting 331208
OS Northing 0387314
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
5119
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Birkenhead
Electoral Ward Oxton
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: Families in terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Birkenhead BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Birkenhead BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006821
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 022
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 022E
Output Area / Small Area 5A3