CH42 postcode area guide — Wirral

Where is CH42?

Broadband & internet speeds in CH42

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the CH42 postcode district (Wirral) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 683 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH42, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.4%.

Around 0% of premises in CH42 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in CH42

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Mobile signal around Wirral

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wirral district (160,608 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CH42

Police recorded 382 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH42 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in CH42

Based on 371 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH42 is £132,000, down 1.5% on the previous year (£134,000).

Latest recorded sales in CH42

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Wirral demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Wirral district (320,199 residents, 143,252 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CH42

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in CH42

182 rated food businesses operate in CH42. 122 hold the top rating of 5, 35 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Acrefield House, Young Foundations, Age UK Wirral, Aldi, Andrews butchers, Bar 361.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CH42

From a sample of 423 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CH42 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Wirral

Landlines around CH42 typically use:

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What's it like living in CH42?

Postcodes in CH42

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.