CH49 4RY postcode in Birkenhead, Wirral

CH49 4RY is a postcode in Birkenhead, in the Moreton West and Saughall Massie ward of Wirral. It is in the Wallasey parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since May 2004.

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 £215,000 Homes sold in CH49 4, last 12 months. ▲ 0.7% on the year before Nearest station Moreton (Merseyside) 1.8 km in a straight line

Where CH49 4RY is, and what is near it

Map of CH49 4RY and what is near it Map of CH49 4RY: its centre point, with the 115 other postcodes in the CH49 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. CH49 4AA: also in CH49 4CH49 4GA: also in CH49 4CH49 4GB: also in CH49 4CH49 4GD: also in CH49 4CH49 4GE: also in CH49 4CH49 4GG: also in CH49 4CH49 4GH: also in CH49 4CH49 4GJ: also in CH49 4CH49 4GL: also in CH49 4CH49 4GN: also in CH49 4CH49 4GP: also in CH49 4CH49 4GQ: also in CH49 4CH49 4GR: also in CH49 4CH49 4GS: also in CH49 4CH49 4GT: also in CH49 4CH49 4GX: also in CH49 4CH49 4GY: also in CH49 4CH49 4JL: also in CH49 4CH49 4LA: also in CH49 4CH49 4LB: also in CH49 4CH49 4LD: also in CH49 4CH49 4LE: also in CH49 4CH49 4LF: also in CH49 4CH49 4LG: also in CH49 4CH49 4LH: also in CH49 4CH49 4LJ: also in CH49 4CH49 4LN: also in CH49 4CH49 4LP: also in CH49 4CH49 4LQ: also in CH49 4CH49 4LR: also in CH49 4CH49 4LS: also in CH49 4CH49 4LT: also in CH49 4CH49 4LU: also in CH49 4CH49 4LW: also in CH49 4CH49 4LX: also in CH49 4CH49 4LY: also in CH49 4CH49 4LZ: also in CH49 4CH49 4NA: also in CH49 4CH49 4NB: also in CH49 4CH49 4ND: also in CH49 4CH49 4NE: also in CH49 4CH49 4NF: also in CH49 4CH49 4NG: also in CH49 4CH49 4NH: also in CH49 4CH49 4NJ: also in CH49 4CH49 4NL: also in CH49 4CH49 4NN: also in CH49 4CH49 4NP: also in CH49 4CH49 4NQ: also in CH49 4CH49 4NR: also in CH49 4CH49 4NS: also in CH49 4CH49 4NT: also in CH49 4CH49 4NU: also in CH49 4CH49 4NW: also in CH49 4CH49 4NX: also in CH49 4CH49 4NY: also in CH49 4CH49 4NZ: also in CH49 4CH49 4PA: also in CH49 4CH49 4PB: also in CH49 4CH49 4PD: also in CH49 4CH49 4PE: also in CH49 4CH49 4PF: also in CH49 4CH49 4PG: also in CH49 4CH49 4PH: also in CH49 4CH49 4PJ: also in CH49 4CH49 4PL: also in CH49 4CH49 4PN: also in CH49 4CH49 4PP: also in CH49 4CH49 4PQ: also in CH49 4CH49 4PR: also in CH49 4CH49 4PS: also in CH49 4CH49 4PT: also in CH49 4CH49 4PU: also in CH49 4CH49 4PW: also in CH49 4CH49 4PX: also in CH49 4CH49 4PY: also in CH49 4CH49 4PZ: also in CH49 4CH49 4QA: also in CH49 4CH49 4QB: also in CH49 4CH49 4QD: also in CH49 4CH49 4QE: also in CH49 4CH49 4QF: also in CH49 4CH49 4QG: also in CH49 4CH49 4QH: also in CH49 4CH49 4QJ: also in CH49 4CH49 4QL: also in CH49 4CH49 4QN: also in CH49 4CH49 4QP: also in CH49 4CH49 4QQ: also in CH49 4CH49 4QR: also in CH49 4CH49 4QS: also in CH49 4CH49 4QT: also in CH49 4CH49 4QU: also in CH49 4CH49 4QW: also in CH49 4CH49 4QX: also in CH49 4CH49 4QY: also in CH49 4CH49 4QZ: also in CH49 4CH49 4RA: also in CH49 4CH49 4RB: also in CH49 4CH49 4RD: also in CH49 4CH49 4RE: also in CH49 4CH49 4RF: also in CH49 4CH49 4RG: also in CH49 4CH49 4RH: also in CH49 4CH49 4RL: also in CH49 4CH49 4RP: also in CH49 4CH49 4RQ: also in CH49 4CH49 4RU: also in CH49 4CH49 4RW: also in CH49 4CH49 4RX: also in CH49 4CH49 4SA: also in CH49 4CH49 4SB: also in CH49 4CH49 4SD: also in CH49 4CH49 4SE: also in CH49 4CH49 4WT: also in CH49 4 Greasby CH49 4RY Map of CH49 4RY and what is near it Map of CH49 4RY: its centre point, with the 115 other postcodes in the CH49 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Greasby CH49 4RY
  • CH49 4RY
  • Other postcodes in CH49 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 53.3908, longitude -3.1124)

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 4RY?

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 4RY?

Every home and business at CH49 4RY 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 4RY?

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 4RY 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 4RY.

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 4RY: 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 4RY 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 4RY?

Homes in CH49 4 sold for a typical £215,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, up 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£215,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£213,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £310,000 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £215,000 36 sales
  • Terraced £175,000 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, 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 4RY

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in CH49 4RY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 March 2026. The middle sale was £138,500, from £128,000 to £141,000. Across CH49 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £215,000. 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 CH49 4RY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around CH49 4RY. Over half of them (51%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (55%). 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 4RY

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 B, the most common, is £1,945.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (9%)£1,667
Band Babout 390 (51%)£1,945
Band Cabout 200 (26%)£2,223
Band Dabout 90 (12%)£2,501
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£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. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 55% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 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 4RY is in (ONS area E01007306), 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 4RY?

The nearest open schools to CH49 4RY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CH49 4RY, 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 4RY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH49 4RY is Moreton (Merseyside) Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Moreton (Merseyside) Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Upton Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Elm Avenue, 50 m away.

More stations near CH49 4RY, 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 4RY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH49 4RY, 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 4RY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CH49 4RY 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 4RY?

The nearest to the centre of CH49 4RY, 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 4RY?

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 4RY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CH49 4RY, 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 4RY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH49 4RY, 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 4RY?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH49 4RY 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 4RY in a conservation area?

The centre of CH49 4RY 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 4RY?

Police.uk records 104 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH49 4RY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences48 reports
Anti-social behaviour17 reports
Public order9 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Shoplifting5 reports
Burglary4 reports

Also: other theft 4, vehicle crime 3, drugs 3, other crime 3, theft from the person 1, robbery 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 4RY

Ward
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
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
May 2004

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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

CH49 4NW90 mCH49 4JL100 mCH49 4QF100 mCH49 4RH110 mCH49 4NN120 mCH49 4GB140 m
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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