CH49 postcode area guide — Wirral
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CH49 postcode district in Wirral — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CH49
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
95.3%
Gigabit-capable
95.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CH49 postcode district (Wirral) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 670 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH49, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 95.3%.
Around 0% of premises in CH49 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 CH49
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CH49 0AB | 98.9% | 0% |
| CH49 0TA | 100% | 100% |
| CH49 0TB | 100% | 100% |
| CH49 0TD | 100% | 100% |
| CH49 0TE | 100% | 100% |
| CH49 0TF | 100% | 100% |
| CH49 0TG | 100% | 100% |
| CH49 0TH | 100% | 90.5% |
| CH49 0TJ | 100% | 100% |
| CH49 0TL | 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 CH49
Police recorded 127 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH49 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 58 | 45.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 | 18.9% |
| Other theft | 13 | 10.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 | 7.1% |
| Public order | 7 | 5.5% |
| Other crime | 6 | 4.7% |
| Drugs | 4 | 3.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 2.4% |
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 CH49
Based on 336 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH49 is £215,000, down 6.5% on the previous year (£230,000).
Detached
£340,000
65 sales
Semi-detached
£235,000
165 sales
Terraced
£152,000
60 sales
Flat / maisonette
£92,500
42 sales
Latest recorded sales in CH49
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £359,000 | Semi-detached | Harvey Avenue | CH49 1RT |
| 15 May 2026 | £184,960 | Semi-detached | Moreton Road | CH49 4NS |
| 15 May 2026 | £615,000 | Detached | Ford Road | CH49 0TG |
| 11 May 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | Harefields Way | CH49 4SB |
| 8 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Witney Close | CH49 3QR |
| 1 May 2026 | £161,500 | Flat | Greasby Road | CH49 2PP |
| 1 May 2026 | £310,000 | Detached | Webster Drive | CH49 4SA |
| 1 May 2026 | £133,000 | Other | Ford Road | CH49 0TQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Ronaldsway | CH49 4PD |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Northbrook Way | CH49 9AJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 CH49
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodchurch High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,399 | CH49 7NG |
| Upton Hall School FCJ | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,004 | CH49 6LJ |
| Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 435 | CH49 1RE |
| Overchurch Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 352 | CH49 4NS |
| Fender Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 275 | CH49 8HB |
| Overchurch Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 269 | CH49 4NS |
| Greasby Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 247 | CH49 3AR |
| Foxfield School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 242 | CH49 5LF |
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 CH49
136 rated food businesses operate in CH49. 101 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Annabelle's, Arrowe Park Community Hub, Arrowe Park Golf Club, Arrowe Park Hospital & The Retreat, Arrowe Park Hotel.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CH49
From a sample of 208 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 CH49 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
34%
Band D
53%
Band E
10%
Band F
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 CH49 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.