Postcode CH44 4AR (Wirral)

Map showing CH44 4AR and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH44 4AR is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH44 4AR is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH44 4AR is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.5 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 CH44 4AR as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to CH44 4AR is Gorse Crescent which is centered 74 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Gorsedale Road and is 261 m away. The closest railway station is Birkenhead Park Rail Station, 1.29 km away.

The closest primary school to CH44 4AR (for ages 11 and under) is Kingsway Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 28, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Weatherhead High School. The last OFSTED inspection on December 5, 2012 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of CH44 4AR is Rose & Crown and is 473 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on October 29, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Lucky House and is 367 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 133.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.6 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 1.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CH44 4AR 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 CH44 4AR and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH44 4AR, and the approximate distance away.

Gorse Crescent 74 m
Beechcroft Road 91 m
Lyncroft Road 106 m
Gorsey Lane 151 m
Gorsedale Road 153 m
Cherrybank 185 m
Merecroft Avenue 199 m
Stourton Street 205 m
Hillcroft Road 226 m
Willowcroft Road 242 m
Eastcroft Road 246 m
Cranford Street 250 m
Old Gorsey Lane 291 m
The Grove 306 m
Willow Close 321 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH44 4AR

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 CH44 4AR - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kingsway Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
430 m
Somerville Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
682 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey Good
(January 10, 2019)
801 m
Park Primary School Good
(April 24, 2018)
904 m
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(June 29, 2010)
1.04 km
Egremont Primary School Good
(November 18, 2021)
1.09 km
Riverside Primary School Good
(September 21, 2016)
1.16 km
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Good
(September 18, 2018)
1.18 km
Kilgarth School Outstanding
(March 12, 2019)
1.26 km
Weatherhead High School Outstanding
(December 5, 2012)
1.44 km
Co-op Academy Portland 1.48 km
Liscard Primary School Outstanding
(May 11, 2011)
1.53 km
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
1.54 km
Cathcart Street Primary School Good
(May 15, 2018)
1.69 km
The Oldershaw School Good
(April 20, 2016)
1.7 km
Birkenhead Sixth Form College Outstanding
(December 9, 2016)
1.94 km
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(November 7, 2018)
2 km
Wirral Metropolitan College Good
(October 6, 2017)
2.07 km
Birkenhead Park School Requires improvement
(November 13, 2019)
2.08 km
Progress Schools - Wirral Good
(July 12, 2018)
2.08 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH44 4AR - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Best Bites Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 1, 2018
280 m
The Bistro@willowbank Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
February 10, 2022
280 m
Somerville Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 22, 2021
326 m
Billy Bunters, Box On The Docks Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 16, 2021
344 m
Fresh and Tasty Food Co Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
March 24, 2020
344 m
Wirral Food Bank Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 17, 2018
344 m
Best One Sar'js news Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
March 5, 2019
367 m
Lucky House Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
367 m
Sweet Chilli Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 31, 2020
367 m
NS NS Newsagents Retailers - other 4
Good
July 23, 2019
385 m
Campbell Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
July 29, 2020
386 m
Costcutter Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 13, 2019
386 m
Happy Garden Fish and Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
September 22, 2021
420 m
The Reading Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 21, 2021
420 m
Kingsway Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 16, 2022
430 m
Rose & Crown Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
October 29, 2018
473 m
Ma's Country Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 24, 2021
478 m
Sanita's Country Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 25, 2021
478 m
113 Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 30, 2021
590 m
Go Local Extra Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
January 17, 2019
590 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH44 4AR - Data from Apr 2022

Gorsedale Road Bus Stop/Station 261 m
Norwood Road Bus Stop/Station 278 m
Eastcroft Road Bus Stop/Station 360 m
Ilford Avenue Bus Stop/Station 362 m
Clifford Road Bus Stop/Station 378 m
Liscard Crescent Taxi Rank 1.23 km
Cherry Tree Centre Taxi Rank 1.33 km
Liscard Village Taxi Rank 1.4 km
Birkenhead Park Rail Station Rail 1.29 km
Birkenhead North Rail Station Rail 1.45 km
Conway Park Rail Station Rail 2.02 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.33 km
Seacombe Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.4 km
Seacombe Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.41 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 14.5 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH44 4AR - Data from Dec 2021

West Float Inland Water 733 m
Gillbrook Basin Inland Water 880 m
Vittoria Dock Inland Water 921 m
East Float Inland Water 1.15 km
Alfred Dock Inland Water 1.31 km
Egerton Dock Inland Water 1.63 km
Morpeth Dock Inland Water 1.79 km
Bidston Moss Woodland Or Forest 1.92 km
Captain's Pit Pond Inland Water 2.46 km
Trafalgar Dock Inland Water 2.55 km
Silver Birch Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km
Taylor's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.62 km
Salisbury Dock Inland Water 2.62 km
Collingwood Dock Inland Water 2.76 km
Bidston Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.77 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH44 4AR - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 133.2 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 15.6 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% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 95.7 12.6
300+ Mbps 100% 395.5 36

Gas Consumption

18 meters consuming 190,343 kWh - mean 10,575 kWh : median 10,503 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

18 meters consuming 74,640 kWh - mean 4,147 kWh : median 3,434 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH44 4AR - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.40908500
Longitude -3.03750500
OS Easting 331129
OS Northing 0390754
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1896
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Wallasey
Electoral Ward Seacombe
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: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Birkenhead BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Wallasey BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006765
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 010
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 010C
Output Area / Small Area 8D1