CH42 7HQ
The median sold price for the postcode CH42 7HQ is around £79,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 192 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around CH42 7HQ (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £56,750 – £325,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across CH42 7, last 24 months.
- Terraced£100,000(44 sales)
- Semi-detached£272,000(23 sales)
- Flat£59,375(14 sales)
- DetachedToo few sales(4 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
CH42 7HQ median £79,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £210,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 2.3× the typical Wirral neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.8× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Wirral and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in CH42 7HQ, compared with 95.1% across Wirral and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 92.1% of premises across Wirral (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Wirral | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 92.1% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 95.1% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.5% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 98% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Wirral: more deprived than 90% of its 209 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income1of 10
- Employment1of 10
- Crime1of 10
- Living environment2of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (92%). Average Band D in Wirral is £2,500.59 for 2026/27.
That is 5% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Wirral: £1,667.06 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 840 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A92%
- Band B8%
- Band C–
- Band D–
- Band E0%
- Band F0%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School0.2 miles (370 m)Ofsted, November 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Woodchurch Road Academy0.3 miles (470 m)Ofsted report card, November 2025
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles (480 m)Ofsted, September 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Birkenhead Park School0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, November 2023: Requires improvementOfsted reports for Birkenhead Park School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Birkenhead High School Academy0.9 miles (1.5 km)Ofsted, April 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Birkenhead High School Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Prenton High School for Girls0.9 miles (1.5 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Prenton High School for Girls (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to CH42 7HQ is Green Lane Rail Station, 0.6 miles (950 m) away in a straight line. There are 30 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.6 miles (950 m)Green Lane Rail Station
- 0.6 miles (970 m)Birkenhead Central Rail Station
- 0.9 miles (1.4 km)Conway Park Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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