CH43 3BL postcode in Birkenhead, Wirral

CH43 3BL is a postcode in Birkenhead, in the Prenton ward of Wirral. It is in the Birkenhead parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since June 1999.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Wirral: 96% Typical price £225,000 Homes sold in CH43 3, last 12 months. ▲ 14.2% on the year before Nearest station Upton 3.0 km in a straight line

Where CH43 3BL is, and what is near it

Map of CH43 3BL and what is near it Map of CH43 3BL: its centre point, with the 70 other postcodes in the CH43 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. CH43 3AA: also in CH43 3CH43 3AD: also in CH43 3CH43 3AE: also in CH43 3CH43 3AF: also in CH43 3CH43 3AG: also in CH43 3CH43 3AJ: also in CH43 3CH43 3AL: also in CH43 3CH43 3AN: also in CH43 3CH43 3AP: also in CH43 3CH43 3AQ: also in CH43 3CH43 3AR: also in CH43 3CH43 3AS: also in CH43 3CH43 3AT: also in CH43 3CH43 3AU: also in CH43 3CH43 3AW: also in CH43 3CH43 3AX: also in CH43 3CH43 3AY: also in CH43 3CH43 3AZ: also in CH43 3CH43 3BA: also in CH43 3CH43 3BB: also in CH43 3CH43 3BD: also in CH43 3CH43 3BE: also in CH43 3CH43 3BG: also in CH43 3CH43 3BH: also in CH43 3CH43 3BJ: also in CH43 3CH43 3BN: also in CH43 3CH43 3BP: also in CH43 3CH43 3BQ: also in CH43 3CH43 3BR: also in CH43 3CH43 3BS: also in CH43 3CH43 3BT: also in CH43 3CH43 3BU: also in CH43 3CH43 3BW: also in CH43 3CH43 3BX: also in CH43 3CH43 3BY: also in CH43 3CH43 3BZ: also in CH43 3CH43 3DA: also in CH43 3CH43 3DB: also in CH43 3CH43 3DD: also in CH43 3CH43 3DE: also in CH43 3CH43 3DF: also in CH43 3CH43 3DG: also in CH43 3CH43 3DH: also in CH43 3CH43 3DJ: also in CH43 3CH43 3DL: also in CH43 3CH43 3DN: also in CH43 3CH43 3DP: also in CH43 3CH43 3DQ: also in CH43 3CH43 3DR: also in CH43 3CH43 3DS: also in CH43 3CH43 3DT: also in CH43 3CH43 3DU: also in CH43 3CH43 3DW: also in CH43 3CH43 3DX: also in CH43 3CH43 3DY: also in CH43 3CH43 3DZ: also in CH43 3CH43 3EA: also in CH43 3CH43 3EB: also in CH43 3CH43 3ER: also in CH43 3CH43 3ES: also in CH43 3CH43 3ET: also in CH43 3CH43 3EW: also in CH43 3CH43 3EX: also in CH43 3CH43 3EY: also in CH43 3CH43 3EZ: also in CH43 3CH43 3HA: also in CH43 3CH43 3HE: also in CH43 3CH43 3HF: also in CH43 3CH43 3HG: also in CH43 3CH43 3HQ: also in CH43 3 Rock Ferry station 3.0 kmBirkenhead CH43 3BL Map of CH43 3BL and what is near it Map of CH43 3BL: its centre point, with the 70 other postcodes in the CH43 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Birkenhead CH43 3BL
  • CH43 3BL
  • Other postcodes in CH43 3: 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. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3665, longitude -3.0544)

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 CH43 3BL?

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 CH43 3BL?

Every home and business at CH43 3BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Wirral: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wirral: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Wirral.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 CH43 3BL?

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 BinDayBuddy

Source: 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 CH43 3BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CH43 3BL.

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 CH43 3BL: 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 CH43 3BL 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.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CH43 3BL?

Homes in CH43 3 sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 37 sales, up 14.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£225,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£197,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 14.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £227,000 28 sales
  • Terraced £170,000 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CH43 district: a typical £226,000 from 392 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in CH43 3BL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CH43 3BL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 January 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near CH43 3BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around CH43 3BL. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (83%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CH43 3BL

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 £3,612 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,667.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 320 (42%)£1,667
Band Babout 290 (38%)£1,945
Band Cabout 80 (11%)£2,223
Band Dabout 50 (7%)£2,501
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,056
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,612
Band Gwithheld£4,168
Band Hfewer than 5£5,001

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 83% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 CH43 3BL is in (ONS area E01007253), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 CH43 3BL?

The nearest open schools to CH43 3BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CH43 3BL, and how we find them

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 CH43 3BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH43 3BL is Upton Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Upton Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Rock Ferry Rail Station Railway station 3.0 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 Prenton Village Road, 31 m away.

More stations near CH43 3BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CH43 3BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH43 3BL, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 CH43 3BL?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CH43 3BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CH43 3BL?

The nearest to the centre of CH43 3BL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 CH43 3BL?

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.

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 CH43 3BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CH43 3BL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 CH43 3BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH43 3BL, 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.

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 CH43 3BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH43 3BL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 CH43 3BL in a conservation area?

The centre of CH43 3BL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 CH43 3BL?

Police.uk records 71 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH43 3BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences33 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Public order7 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports
Shoplifting4 reports

Also: other theft 3, burglary 2, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CH43 3BL

Ward
Prenton
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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All of CH43

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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