CH44 postcode area guide — Wirral
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CH44 postcode district in Wirral — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CH44
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
95.3%
Gigabit-capable
95.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CH44 postcode district (Wirral) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 751 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH44, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 95.3%.
Around 0% of premises in CH44 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 CH44
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CH44 0AA | 100% | 91.7% |
| CH44 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| CH44 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| CH44 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| CH44 0AF | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| CH44 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| CH44 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| CH44 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CH44 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| CH44 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Wirral
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wirral district (160,608 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
45.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CH44
Police recorded 346 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH44 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 155 | 44.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 37 | 10.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 | 9.0% |
| Public order | 29 | 8.4% |
| Drugs | 28 | 8.1% |
| Other theft | 18 | 5.2% |
| Burglary | 15 | 4.3% |
| Shoplifting | 11 | 3.2% |
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 CH44
Based on 347 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH44 is £136,000, up 1.5% on the previous year (£134,000).
Detached
£296,730
6 sales
Semi-detached
£175,000
123 sales
Terraced
£117,500
187 sales
Flat / maisonette
£97,500
21 sales
Latest recorded sales in CH44
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Kendal Road | CH44 5SZ |
| 22 May 2026 | £294,000 | Semi-detached | Lymington Road | CH44 3EF |
| 14 May 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Hillcroft Road | CH44 4BL |
| 13 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Vicarage Grove | CH44 1DJ |
| 13 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Oakdale Road | CH44 7HN |
| 12 May 2026 | £332,500 | Semi-detached | Marlowe Road | CH44 3BZ |
| 12 May 2026 | £98,000 | Flat | Mosslands Drive | CH44 2EE |
| 12 May 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Ethel Road | CH44 6LR |
| 12 May 2026 | £90,000 | Semi-detached | Comely Bank Road | CH44 0DP |
| 12 May 2026 | £80,000 | Semi-detached | Comely Bank Road | CH44 0DP |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.1% |
| 15–29 | 20.6% |
| 30–44 | 17.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.4% |
| 65+ | 22% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65% |
| Private rented | 19% |
| Social rented | 11.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CH44
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherhead High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,500 | CH44 3HS |
| Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 401 | CH44 5RN |
| Somerville Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 379 | CH44 9AR |
| Egremont Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 275 | CH44 8AF |
| Riverside Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 251 | CH44 6QW |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 196 | CH44 5XB |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey | Primary | 2–11 | 168 | CH44 7ED |
| Kingsway Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 151 | CH44 9EF |
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 CH44
197 rated food businesses operate in CH44. 110 hold the top rating of 5, 45 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 113fishbar, Aldi, Apple Blossom Court, Ash House Nursery, Aynsley Care Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CH44
From a sample of 218 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CH44 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 22% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
21%
Band D
50%
Band E
23%
Band F
3%
Band G
2%
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 CH44 typically use:
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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.