CH42 1LS postcode in Birkenhead, Wirral
CH42 1LS is a postcode in Birkenhead, in the Rock Ferry ward of Wirral. It is in the Birkenhead parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since June 1999.
Where CH42 1LS is, and what is near it
- CH42 1LS
- Other postcodes in CH42 1: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 6 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3744, longitude -3.0031)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after CH42 1LS?
- WirralCouncil, for all local services Wirral: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around CH42 1LS Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- MerseysidePolice force area
- BirkenheadParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Alison McGovern (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Alison McGovern
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at CH42 1LS?
Every home and business at CH42 1LS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at CH42 1LS?
Wirral Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.
Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is CH42 1LS at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
High riskThe Environment Agency counts 7 homes and businesses at CH42 1LS. 2 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Wirral
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CH42 1LS: 2,892 properties in Wirral are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Wirral
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of CH42 1LS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near CH42 1LS?
Homes in CH42 1 sold for a typical £140,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 19 sales, up 12% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 1 sale, too few to price
- Semi-detached £159,000 7 sales
- Terraced £133,500 9 sales
- Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CH42 district: a typical £160,000 from 305 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in CH42 1LS
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CH42 1LS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Food hygiene ratings at CH42 1LS
The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at CH42 1LS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near CH42 1LS?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,030 homes in the neighbourhood around CH42 1LS. Over half of them (71%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (27%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Wirral for 2026‑27: £2,501. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,667 (band A) to £3,056 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,667.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 730 (71%) | £1,667 |
| Band B | about 220 (21%) | £1,945 |
| Band C | about 50 (5%) | £2,223 |
| Band D | about 20 (2%) | £2,501 |
| Band E | about 10 (1%) | £3,056 |
| Band F | withheld | £3,612 |
| Band G | withheld | £4,168 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,001 |
When the homes were built
- 27% Before 1900
- 6% 1900 to 1918
- 6% 1919 to 1939
- 9% 1945 to 1964
- 12% 1965 to 1982
- 13% 1983 to 1999
- 10% 2000 to 2009
- 5% 2010 to 2019
- 12% 2020 or later
Averages for Wirral before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CH42 1LS is in (ONS area E01007290), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near CH42 1LS?
The nearest open schools to CH42 1LS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to CH42 1LS?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CH42 1LS is Rock Ferry Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.
- Rock Ferry Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
- Green Lane Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Haddon Road, 224 m away.
More stations near CH42 1LS, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near CH42 1LS?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH42 1LS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Riverside Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0151 645 3464 350 mWalk
- Gladstone Med Ctr Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0151 645 2306 800 mWalk
- Sunlight Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2025 · Phone 0151 644 0055 1.3 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near CH42 1LS?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CH42 1LS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near CH42 1LS?
The nearest to the centre of CH42 1LS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Mydentist - New Chester Road - Wirral 350 mWalk
- Woodlands Dental Practice Phone 0151 645 3967 1.3 kmCycle
- Devonshire Park Dental Centre Phone 0151 604 7312 1.6 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to CH42 1LS?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Liverpool Women's Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2025 · Phone 0151 708 9988 3.9 kmCycle
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool Phone 0151 556 5000 4.6 kmCycle
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near CH42 1LS?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CH42 1LS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Evergreen Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Inadequate CQC report June 2026 · Phone 0151 643 1068 250 mWalk
- Court Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 0151 643 1162 750 mWalk
- Summer Fields Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0151 645 1573 950 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near CH42 1LS?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH42 1LS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Rowlands Pharmacy, Riverside Health Centre Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 0151 645 3131 350 mWalk
- Rock Ferry Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0151 645 1851 800 mWalk
- Old Chester Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 0151 645 3055 800 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near CH42 1LS?
The nearest vets to the centre of CH42 1LS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Cvets Veterinary Clinic Phone +44 151 6456969 1.8 kmCycle
- Broadway Veterinary Surgery Phone +44 151 608 7822 2.1 kmCycle
- Birch Veterinary Centre 2.6 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is CH42 1LS in a conservation area?
The centre of CH42 1LS is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
- Conservation areaRock Park Conservation Area
- Tree preservation order areaCounty Borough of Birkenhead BK0069
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near CH42 1LS?
Police.uk records 259 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH42 1LS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: other theft 11, burglary 9, other crime 7, vehicle crime 4, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for CH42 1LS
- Ward
- Rock Ferry
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Birkenhead
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- June 1999
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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