Postcode CH44 4BL (Wirral)

Map showing CH44 4BL and nearby postcodes

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

CH44 4BL is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.6 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 CH44 4BL as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to CH44 4BL is Rufford Road which is centered 44 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Ilford Avenue and is 104 m away. The closest railway station is Birkenhead North Rail Station, 1.54 km away.

The closest primary school to CH44 4BL (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 4BL is Rose & Crown and is 299 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 133 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 152.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 97.1% 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 1.8 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 CH44 4BL 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 4BL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Rufford Road 44 m
Greencroft Road 51 m
Hillcroft Road 57 m
Willowcroft Road 66 m
Poulton Road 86 m
Merecroft Avenue 110 m
Ilford Avenue 112 m
Eastcroft Road 114 m
Evelyn Road 115 m
The Grove 142 m
Deveraux Road 168 m
Lindeth Avenue 169 m
Cranford Street 171 m
Erskine Road 175 m
Stourton Street 199 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH44 4BL

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 4BL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kingsway Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
472 m
Somerville Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
560 m
Park Primary School Good
(April 24, 2018)
702 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey Good
(January 10, 2019)
792 m
Egremont Primary School Good
(November 18, 2021)
897 m
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Good
(September 18, 2018)
917 m
Riverside Primary School Good
(September 21, 2016)
1.12 km
Liscard Primary School Outstanding
(May 11, 2011)
1.25 km
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(June 29, 2010)
1.28 km
Weatherhead High School Outstanding
(December 5, 2012)
1.31 km
The Oldershaw School Good
(April 20, 2016)
1.44 km
Kilgarth School Outstanding
(March 12, 2019)
1.52 km
Co-op Academy Portland 1.65 km
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
1.82 km
Cathcart Street Primary School Good
(May 15, 2018)
1.97 km
The Mosslands School Requires improvement
(October 7, 2021)
2.04 km
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(November 7, 2018)
2.07 km
St George's Primary School Good
(December 6, 2017)
2.09 km
Mount Primary School Good
(February 14, 2017)
2.14 km
Birkenhead Sixth Form College Outstanding
(December 9, 2016)
2.16 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Best One Sar'js news Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
March 5, 2019
133 m
Lucky House Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
133 m
Sweet Chilli Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 31, 2020
133 m
NS NS Newsagents Retailers - other 4
Good
July 23, 2019
137 m
Best Bites Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 1, 2018
225 m
The Bistro@willowbank Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
February 10, 2022
225 m
Somerville Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 22, 2021
243 m
Happy Garden Fish and Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
September 22, 2021
250 m
The Reading Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 21, 2021
250 m
Campbell Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
July 29, 2020
256 m
Costcutter Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 13, 2019
256 m
Rose & Crown Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
October 29, 2018
299 m
Kingsway Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 16, 2022
472 m
Ma's Country Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 24, 2021
472 m
Sanita's Country Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 25, 2021
472 m
MTEC Ltd T/A DaisyDayNursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
November 15, 2021
476 m
Oasis Church Other catering premises Exempt
June 4, 2018
476 m
Buggsys Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 26, 2018
483 m
Eastern Delight Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 16, 2021
515 m
Poulton Creamery Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
October 26, 2021
515 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Ilford Avenue Bus Stop/Station 104 m
Eastcroft Road Bus Stop/Station 104 m
Clifford Road Bus Stop/Station 108 m
Canterbury Road Bus Stop/Station 217 m
Gorsedale Road Bus Stop/Station 337 m
Liscard Crescent Taxi Rank 950 m
Cherry Tree Centre Taxi Rank 1.06 km
Liscard Village Taxi Rank 1.13 km
Birkenhead North Rail Station Rail 1.54 km
Birkenhead Park Rail Station Rail 1.57 km
Conway Park Rail Station Rail 2.29 km
Seacombe Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.45 km
Seacombe Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.46 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.54 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 14.69 km

Nearby Nature

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

West Float Inland Water 928 m
Gillbrook Basin Inland Water 1.08 km
Vittoria Dock Inland Water 1.19 km
East Float Inland Water 1.37 km
Alfred Dock Inland Water 1.49 km
Bidston Moss Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Egerton Dock Inland Water 1.86 km
Morpeth Dock Inland Water 2.01 km
Captain's Pit Pond Inland Water 2.18 km
Trafalgar Dock Inland Water 2.46 km
Salisbury Dock Inland Water 2.52 km
Nelson Dock Inland Water 2.67 km
Collingwood Dock Inland Water 2.67 km
Silver Birch Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Taylor's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 152.1 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 17.1 Mbps 18 Mbps 75 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% 13.8 1
30-300 Mbps 2.9% 113.5 15.7
300+ Mbps 97.1% 483.5 46.5

Gas Consumption

32 meters consuming 386,157 kWh - mean 12,067 kWh : median 12,231 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

33 meters consuming 106,260 kWh - mean 3,220 kWh : median 2,970 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH44 4BL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.41160600
Longitude -3.03810800
OS Easting 331093
OS Northing 0391035
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
2379
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: 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 Wallasey BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006771
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 010
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 010E
Output Area / Small Area 8B1