Map of CH42 8LJ postcode

General information
Postcode CH42 8LJ
Post Town Birkenhead
Nearest station Rock Ferry (2 km)
Bus stops
Reservoir Road North (NE)
Storeton Road (NE)
Acrefield Road (NW)
Osmaston Road (NE)
Prenton Road West (SE)
Golf Links Road (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 12 View
Known addresses
5 Reservoir Road, Birkenhead
6A Reservoir Road, Birkenhead
8 Reservoir Road, Birkenhead
9 Reservoir Road, Birkenhead
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.367923
Longitude -3.040743
Easting 330847
Northing 386178
Grid reference SJ308861
UTM reference 30U 497289 5913200
what3words slope.wounds.depend
Plus code 9C5R9X95+5P
Altitude 72 metres (237 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:57
Sunset (today) 21:24
Distance away
Distance to sea 2.9 KMs (1.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWirral, unparished areaE43000169
Ward Prenton E05000970
Metropolitan District Wirral E08000015
County Merseyside E11000013
Constituency (2024) Birkenhead E14001091
MPAlison McGovernLabour
Police forceMerseyside
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 Wirral
NUTS/ITL 2 Merseyside
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced June 1999
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 38
Households (2011) 7
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
32,244 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£43,900
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)BirkenheadE63008503
Census output area (2021)E00036779
Census output area (2011)E00036779
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wirral 030DE01007254
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wirral 030DE01007254
Middle layer super output area (2021)PrentonE02001496
Middle layer super output area (2011)PrentonE02001496
Travel to work areaBirkenheadE30000168
Property sales
Average property price in Chester £225,721
Annual change 2.3%
View all properties sold in the CH postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
5 Reservoir Road, BirkenheadOther (freehold)Apr 2018£540,000
8 Reservoir Road, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)Dec 2014£667,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 1999£248,000
9 Reservoir Road, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)Jun 2012£480,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 1996£215,000
6A Reservoir Road, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)Dec 2010£225,000


View all properties sold in the CH42 8 sector

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