Map of CH42 8LU postcode

General information
Postcode CH42 8LU
Post Town Birkenhead
Nearest station Rock Ferry (2 km)
Bus stops
Reservoir Road North (NE)
Golf Links Road (SW)
St Stephens Road (SW)
Curzon Road (E)
Elm Road North (W)
Cambridge Road (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 12 View
Known addresses
2 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead
4 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead
6 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead
8 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead
12 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead
16 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead
18 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead
22 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead
22A Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead
24 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.370119
Longitude -3.044584
Easting 330595
Northing 386426
Grid reference SJ305864
UTM reference 30U 497033 5913445
what3words almost.zest.looks
Plus code 9C5R9XC4+25
Altitude 56 metres (185 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:04
Sunset (today) 21:15
Distance away
Distance to sea 3.2 KMs (2 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) 33
Households (2011) 12
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)E00036735
Census output area (2011)E00036735
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
8 Reservoir Road North, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)Nov 2024£840,000
24 Reservoir Road North, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)Feb 2022£700,000
22A Reservoir Road North, BirkenheadSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2019£350,000
6 Reservoir Road North, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)May 2016£477,000
22 Reservoir Road North, BirkenheadSemi-detached (freehold)May 2016£375,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2012£397,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2003£260,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2001£183,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 1998£110,000
4 Reservoir Road North, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)Sep 2015£470,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2001£250,000
2 Reservoir Road North, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)Aug 2013£410,000
18 Reservoir Road North, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)Nov 2012£465,000
16 Reservoir Road North, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)Sep 2010£533,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 1999£200,000
12 Reservoir Road North, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)May 1998£208,000


View all properties sold in the CH42 8 sector

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