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CH42 postcode area · Wirral

The CH42 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wirral. Area Scores range from 0 to 73 across them. Every full CH42 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CH42 district: Noctorum South scores 74 out of 100 (#1,794 of 6,856 nationally) while Birkenhead Central sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 74 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £112,750 in Birkenhead South to £290,000 in Prenton — a 2.6× gap within the CH42 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,384a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime117per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied53%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CH42 district

£150,000median home sold over the past year · +36.4% over 5 years · +3.4% over the year · 366 sales
Detached£430,000
Semi-detached£195,000
Terraced£125,000
Flat£96,250
Wirral£220,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Noctorum SouthWirral 1,79474 £227,250
PrentonWirral 2,30866 £290,000
WoodheyWirral 2,48664 £248,000
Egerton ParkWirral 5,35922 £180,000
Oxton SouthWirral 5,70117 £157,500
Bebington New FerryWirral 6,3258 £190,000
TranmereWirral 6,7302 £125,000
Birkenhead SouthWirral 6,7781 £112,750
Birkenhead CentralWirral 6,8460 £115,000

People living in CH42 Census 2021

Residents72,410
Median age (est.)40
Density4,188per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above27%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 22%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 16%Other: 12%
One person 38%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 16%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 39% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CH42

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CH42 district.

Birkenhead Noctorum

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CH42.

L42 CH41 CH32 CH43 L41 CH26 CH25 L43

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.