CH43 8TH postcode in Birkenhead, Wirral

CH43 8TH is a postcode in Birkenhead, in the Claughton 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 £187,500 Homes sold in CH43 8, last 12 months. ▲ 29.3% on the year before Nearest station Birkenhead Park 1.4 km in a straight line

Where CH43 8TH is, and what is near it

Map of CH43 8TH and what is near it Map of CH43 8TH: its centre point, with the 34 other postcodes in the CH43 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CH43 8SA: also in CH43 8CH43 8SB: also in CH43 8CH43 8SD: also in CH43 8CH43 8SE: also in CH43 8CH43 8SF: also in CH43 8CH43 8SG: also in CH43 8CH43 8SH: also in CH43 8CH43 8SJ: also in CH43 8CH43 8SL: also in CH43 8CH43 8SN: also in CH43 8CH43 8SP: also in CH43 8CH43 8SQ: also in CH43 8CH43 8SR: also in CH43 8CH43 8SS: also in CH43 8CH43 8ST: also in CH43 8CH43 8SU: also in CH43 8CH43 8SW: also in CH43 8CH43 8SX: also in CH43 8CH43 8SY: also in CH43 8CH43 8SZ: also in CH43 8CH43 8TA: also in CH43 8CH43 8TB: also in CH43 8CH43 8TD: also in CH43 8CH43 8TE: also in CH43 8CH43 8TF: also in CH43 8CH43 8TG: also in CH43 8CH43 8TJ: also in CH43 8CH43 8TL: also in CH43 8CH43 8TN: also in CH43 8CH43 8TP: also in CH43 8CH43 8TQ: also in CH43 8CH43 8TR: also in CH43 8CH43 8TS: also in CH43 8CH43 8TW: also in CH43 8 Birkenhead North station 1.4 kmBirkenhead CH43 8TH Map of CH43 8TH and what is near it Map of CH43 8TH: its centre point, with the 34 other postcodes in the CH43 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Birkenhead CH43 8TH
  • CH43 8TH
  • Other postcodes in CH43 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 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 53.3915, longitude -3.0575)

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 8TH?

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 8TH?

Every home and business at CH43 8TH 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 8TH?

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 8TH 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 8TH.

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 8TH: 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 8TH 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 8TH?

Homes in CH43 8 sold for a typical £187,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 17 sales, up 29.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£187,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£145,000
12 months to August 2026
£187,500

▲ up 29.3% on the 12 months before

Detached 1 sale, too few to price
Semi-detached£265,000 9 sales
Flat or maisonette£102,500 7 sales

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 8TH

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CH43 8TH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 11 June 2026. 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 8TH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around CH43 8TH. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (25%). 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 8TH

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 £4,168 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,945.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (25%)£1,667
Band Babout 190 (26%)£1,945
Band Cabout 140 (19%)£2,223
Band Dabout 90 (12%)£2,501
Band Eabout 60 (8%)£3,056
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,612
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,168
Band Hfewer than 5£5,001

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 25% 1900 to 1918
  3. 21% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 CH43 8TH is in (ONS area E01007158), 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 8TH?

The nearest open schools to CH43 8TH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CH43 8TH, 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 8TH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH43 8TH is Birkenhead Park Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Birkenhead Park Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Birkenhead North Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Tollemache Road, 135 m away.

More stations near CH43 8TH, 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 8TH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH43 8TH, 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 8TH?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CH43 8TH 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near CH43 8TH?

The nearest to the centre of CH43 8TH, 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 8TH?

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 8TH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CH43 8TH, 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 8TH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH43 8TH, 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 8TH?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH43 8TH 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 8TH in a conservation area?

The centre of CH43 8TH 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 8TH?

Police.uk records 240 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH43 8TH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences98 reports
Anti-social behaviour39 reports
Criminal damage and arson27 reports
Public order21 reports
Burglary13 reports
Drugs10 reports

Also: vehicle crime 9, shoplifting 7, other theft 6, other crime 4, possession of weapons 3, robbery 2, theft from the person 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 8TH

Ward
Claughton
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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CH43 8TF60 mCH43 8TJ90 mCH43 8SY130 mCH43 8TN130 mCH43 8SS150 mCH43 6WD150 m
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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