CH47 postcode area guide — Wirral
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CH47 postcode district in Wirral — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CH47
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.2%
Gigabit-capable
92.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CH47 postcode district (Wirral) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 341 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH47, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.2%.
Around 0% of premises in CH47 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 CH47
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CH47 0JY | 100% | 100% |
| CH47 0LA | 100% | 100% |
| CH47 0LB | 100% | 100% |
| CH47 0LD | 100% | 100% |
| CH47 0LE | 100% | 100% |
| CH47 0LF | 100% | 100% |
| CH47 0LG | 100% | 90.5% |
| CH47 0LH | 100% | 100% |
| CH47 0LJ | 100% | 100% |
| CH47 0LL | 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 CH47
Police recorded 38 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH47 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 19 | 50.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 15.8% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 10.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 7.9% |
| Public order | 3 | 7.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 5.3% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 2.6% |
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 CH47
Based on 152 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH47 is £329,000, down 4.6% on the previous year (£345,000).
Detached
£455,000
26 sales
Semi-detached
£400,000
53 sales
Terraced
£285,000
32 sales
Flat / maisonette
£187,500
39 sales
Latest recorded sales in CH47
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £390,975 | Terraced | Trinity Road | CH47 2BY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Ashley Avenue | CH47 7BH |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached | George Road | CH47 4BE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | The Ridgeway | CH47 9RZ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Flat | Queens Road | CH47 2AG |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Detached | Carlton Lane | CH47 3DB |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Hamil Close | CH47 7BU |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Flat | Birkenhead Road | CH47 0NF |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Dovedale Road | CH47 3AW |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £125,000 | Flat | Government Road | CH47 2DG |
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 CH47
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Meols Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 450 | CH47 7AP |
| Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 288 | CH47 3BH |
| Black Horse Hill Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 102 | CH48 6DR |
| Black Horse Hill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 169 | CH48 6DR |
| West Kirby Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 297 | CH48 5EQ |
| West Kirby Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,181 | CH48 5DP |
| Hilbre High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,154 | CH48 6EQ |
| West Kirby School and College | Not applicable | 5–19 | 115 | CH48 5DH |
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 CH47
96 rated food businesses operate in CH47. 70 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 21st Amendment Hoylake, Abba Cakes, abney low nursing home, AJ and Friends C.I.C, Arthurs Of Hoylake.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CH47
From a sample of 163 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CH47 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
20%
Band D
47%
Band E
25%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
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 CH47 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.