Postcode CH49 5LQ (Wirral)

Map showing CH49 5LQ and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH49 5LQ is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH49 5LQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH49 5LQ 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 CH49 5LQ as Constrained city dwellers > White communities > Challenged transitionaries.

The closest road name to CH49 5LQ is Home Farm Close which is centered 99 m away.

The nearest bus stop is New Hey Road and is 51 m away. The closest railway station is Upton Rail Station, 1.79 km away.

The closest primary school to CH49 5LQ (for ages 11 and under) is St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 24, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Upton Hall School FCJ.

The local pub for residents of CH49 5LQ is Woodchurch Hotel and is 620 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on July 20, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Golden Dinner and is 768 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on May 4, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 115.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.1 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 1.5 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 CH49 5LQ 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 CH49 5LQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH49 5LQ, and the approximate distance away.

Home Farm Close 99 m
Walby Close 191 m
Ackers Road 220 m
Springfield Close 322 m
Home Farm Road 364 m
Ganney's Meadow Road 465 m
Common Field Road 545 m
New Hey Road 636 m
Carr Bridge Road 734 m
A551 873 m
Woodchurch Road 1.19 km
Landican Lane 1.78 km
A552 1.9 km
B5151 4.24 km
A540 8.97 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH49 5LQ

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 CH49 5LQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Good
(June 24, 2021)
86 m
Foxfield School Good
(October 17, 2017)
103 m
Woodchurch High School Good
(February 12, 2020)
370 m
Fender Primary School Requires improvement
(July 12, 2018)
739 m
Ridgeway High School Requires improvement
(September 22, 2021)
891 m
Meadowside School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
912 m
Woodchurch CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
922 m
Gilbrook School Outstanding
(November 2, 2017)
1.28 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 21, 2019)
1.3 km
Hillside Primary School Good
(May 9, 2017)
1.52 km
Townfield Primary School Good
(July 6, 2017)
1.6 km
Prenton Primary School Good
(December 2, 2021)
1.67 km
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School Good
(March 7, 2019)
1.67 km
Birkenhead School 2.07 km
Thingwall Primary School Good
(June 9, 2021)
2.15 km
Upton Hall School FCJ 2.19 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton Good
(April 17, 2019)
2.28 km
Prenton Preparatory School 2.29 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 2.38 km
Birkenhead High School Academy Outstanding
(October 14, 2015)
2.47 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH49 5LQ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
County Homes - HC-One Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
January 20, 2020
86 m
Foxfield School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 8, 2021
86 m
St Michaels And All Angels Rc Aided Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 13, 2019
86 m
Asda Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 30, 2018
148 m
Woodchurch High School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 7, 2022
370 m
McDonalds Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 3, 2020
563 m
Woodchurch Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 20, 2021
620 m
EmZBrownieZ Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 24, 2020
659 m
Ballyrobert Vivo Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 12, 2021
723 m
The Thompson Primary School Breakfast Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 24, 2020
723 m
The Thompson Primary School Meals School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 14, 2021
723 m
Laurelview Equestrian Centre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
January 16, 2019
732 m
Fender Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 9, 2021
739 m
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 5, 2018
739 m
Luncheon Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 13, 2019
754 m
Golden Dinner Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
May 4, 2021
768 m
Lees Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
September 17, 2020
768 m
Sayers Retailers - other 4
Good
September 9, 2021
768 m
The Co-Operative Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 5, 2018
768 m
Woodchurch Post Office Retailers - other Exempt
April 6, 2017
768 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH49 5LQ - Data from Apr 2022

New Hey Road Bus Stop/Station 51 m
New Hey Road Bus Stop/Station 79 m
Home Farm Road Bus Stop/Station 116 m
Home Farm Road Bus Stop/Station 191 m
Carr Bridge Road Bus Stop/Station 200 m
Woodchurch Road Taxi Rank 162 m
Tranmere Rovers FC Taxi Rank 2.96 km
Grange Road West Taxi Rank 3.54 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 1.79 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 1.8 km
Birkenhead Park Rail Station Rail 3.81 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 5.02 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 5.11 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 5.11 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 15.18 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH49 5LQ - Data from Dec 2021

Robinson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.42 km
Prenton Dell Valley 1.46 km
Card Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Gorse Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.78 km
Nicholson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.82 km
Stanley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.95 km
Cow Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2 km
Neilson's Plantations Woodland Or Forest 2.09 km
Lower Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Cross Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.4 km
Limbo Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km
Greasby Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Taylor's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.74 km
Marsh Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Bidston Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.78 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH49 5LQ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.9 Mbps 115.4 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 18.1 Mbps 15.1 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 104.3 15.5
300+ Mbps 100% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

34 meters consuming 340,413 kWh - mean 10,012 kWh : median 9,439 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

34 meters consuming 119,746 kWh - mean 3,522 kWh : median 2,827 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH49 5LQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.37149300
Longitude -3.07612100
OS Easting 328499
OS Northing 0386610
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1807
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Wirral West
Electoral Ward Upton
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: White communities
Subgroup: Challenged transitionaries
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Birkenhead BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Birkenhead BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006836
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 025
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 025E
Output Area / Small Area 7C1