Map of CH42 8QX postcode

General information
Postcode CH42 8QX
Post Town Birkenhead
Nearest station Rock Ferry (2 km)
Bus stops
Reservoir Road North (NE)
Storeton Road (NE)
Acrefield Road (NW)
Prenton Road West (SE)
Wharfedale Avenue (SW)
Osmaston Road (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 4 View
Known addresses
2 Vicarage Close, Birkenhead
3 Vicarage Close, Birkenhead
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.368784
Longitude -3.041049
Easting 330828
Northing 386274
Grid reference SJ308862
UTM reference 30U 497268 5913296
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Plus code 9C5R9X95+GH
Altitude 68 metres (222 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:48
Sunset (today) 21:35
Distance away
Distance to sea 2.9 KMs (1.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWirral, unparished areaE43000169
Ward Prenton E05000970
Metropolitan District Wirral E08000015
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 June 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) 11
Households (2011) 3
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 £228,124
Annual change 3.8%
View all properties sold in the CH postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
2 Vicarage Close, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)Oct 2002£275,000
3 Vicarage Close, BirkenheadDetached (freehold)Sep 2002£295,000


View all properties sold in the CH42 8 sector

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