CH49 2RD postcode in Greasby, Wirral

CH49 2RD is a postcode in Greasby, in the Greasby, Frankby and Irby ward of Wirral. It is in the Wirral West 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 £250,000 Homes sold in CH49 2, last 12 months. ▲ 4.2% on the year before Nearest station Upton 2.6 km in a straight line

Where CH49 2RD is, and what is near it

Map of CH49 2RD and what is near it Map of CH49 2RD: its centre point, with the 81 other postcodes in the CH49 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CH49 2NE: also in CH49 2CH49 2NF: also in CH49 2CH49 2NG: also in CH49 2CH49 2NH: also in CH49 2CH49 2NJ: also in CH49 2CH49 2NL: also in CH49 2CH49 2NN: also in CH49 2CH49 2NP: also in CH49 2CH49 2NQ: also in CH49 2CH49 2NR: also in CH49 2CH49 2NW: also in CH49 2CH49 2NX: also in CH49 2CH49 2NY: also in CH49 2CH49 2PE: also in CH49 2CH49 2PF: also in CH49 2CH49 2PG: also in CH49 2CH49 2PH: also in CH49 2CH49 2PJ: also in CH49 2CH49 2PL: also in CH49 2CH49 2PN: also in CH49 2CH49 2PR: also in CH49 2CH49 2PS: also in CH49 2CH49 2PT: also in CH49 2CH49 2PU: also in CH49 2CH49 2PW: also in CH49 2CH49 2PX: also in CH49 2CH49 2PY: also in CH49 2CH49 2PZ: also in CH49 2CH49 2QD: also in CH49 2CH49 2QE: also in CH49 2CH49 2QF: also in CH49 2CH49 2QG: also in CH49 2CH49 2QH: also in CH49 2CH49 2QJ: also in CH49 2CH49 2QL: also in CH49 2CH49 2QN: also in CH49 2CH49 2QP: also in CH49 2CH49 2QQ: also in CH49 2CH49 2QR: also in CH49 2CH49 2QS: also in CH49 2CH49 2QT: also in CH49 2CH49 2QU: also in CH49 2CH49 2QW: also in CH49 2CH49 2QX: also in CH49 2CH49 2QY: also in CH49 2CH49 2QZ: also in CH49 2CH49 2RA: also in CH49 2CH49 2RB: also in CH49 2CH49 2RE: also in CH49 2CH49 2RF: also in CH49 2CH49 2RG: also in CH49 2CH49 2RL: also in CH49 2CH49 2RN: also in CH49 2CH49 2RP: also in CH49 2CH49 2RQ: also in CH49 2CH49 2RR: also in CH49 2CH49 2RS: also in CH49 2CH49 2RU: also in CH49 2CH49 2RW: also in CH49 2CH49 2RX: also in CH49 2CH49 2RY: also in CH49 2CH49 2RZ: also in CH49 2CH49 2SD: also in CH49 2CH49 2SE: also in CH49 2CH49 2SN: also in CH49 2CH49 2SP: also in CH49 2CH49 2SW: also in CH49 2 Greasby Infant School 850 mUpton Hall School FCJ 1.7 kmHoylake Rd Met Ctr 2.0 kmMeadowside School 2.4 kmUpton station 2.6 kmMeols station 2.9 kmGreasby, Frankby and Irby CH49 2RD Map of CH49 2RD and what is near it Map of CH49 2RD: its centre point, with the 81 other postcodes in the CH49 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 1.7–2.6 kmHoylake Rd Met Ctr 2.0 kmMeadowside School 2.4 kmGreasby, Frankby and Irby CH49 2RD
  • CH49 2RD
  • Other postcodes in CH49 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 53.3818, longitude -3.1229)

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 CH49 2RD?

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 CH49 2RD?

Every home and business at CH49 2RD 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 CH49 2RD?

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 CH49 2RD 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 CH49 2RD.

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 CH49 2RD: 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 CH49 2RD 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 CH49 2RD?

Homes in CH49 2 sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 46 sales, up 4.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£250,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£240,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £301,000 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £247,000 37 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 CH49 district: a typical £236,000 from 370 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 CH49 2RD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CH49 2RD 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

What council tax band are homes near CH49 2RD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around CH49 2RD. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (50%). 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 CH49 2RD

Band D in Wirral for 2026‑27: £2,501. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,945 (band B) to £3,056 (band E); band D, the most common, is £2,501.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,667
Band Babout 150 (23%)£1,945
Band Cabout 160 (24%)£2,223
Band Dabout 260 (39%)£2,501
Band Eabout 90 (14%)£3,056
Band Ffewer than 5£3,612
Band Gfewer than 5£4,168
Band Hfewer than 5£5,001

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 50% 1965 to 1982
  6. 48% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 CH49 2RD is in (ONS area E01007264), 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 CH49 2RD?

The nearest open schools to CH49 2RD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CH49 2RD, 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 CH49 2RD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH49 2RD is Upton Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Upton Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Meols Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CH49 2RD, 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 CH49 2RD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH49 2RD, 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 CH49 2RD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CH49 2RD 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 CH49 2RD?

The nearest to the centre of CH49 2RD, 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 CH49 2RD?

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 CH49 2RD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CH49 2RD, 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 CH49 2RD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH49 2RD, 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 CH49 2RD?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH49 2RD 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 CH49 2RD in a conservation area?

The centre of CH49 2RD 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 CH49 2RD?

Police.uk records 39 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH49 2RD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences18 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Public order6 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report

Also: shoplifting 1, other 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 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 CH49 2RD

Ward
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Greasby
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 CH49

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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