325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

CH43 2JD

Ward
Oxton
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Country
England
Constituency
Birkenhead
Police
Merseyside

House prices

£441k£220k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £420k +9.1% +354% -1%
Semi-detached £235k +12% +395% -16%
Terraced £271k +17% +477% +9%
Flat £160k +16% +400% -33%

Median sale prices in CH43 2 from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Birkenhead School 0.05 mi — 44.6 0%
Birkenhead High School Academy 0.3 mi Non-sel 50.5 45%
St Anselm's College 0.4 mi Selective 57.2 76%
Birkenhead Park School 0.6 mi Non-sel 39.9 30%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £819
1 bed £545
2 bed £705
3 bed £862
4+ bed £1,198

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 1,960
Violence & sexual offences 833
Burglary 55
Anti-social behaviour 211

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
DEVANEY MED CTR GP practice 0.8 mi
PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP GP practice 1.0 mi
HOLMLANDS MED CTR GP practice 1.3 mi
PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.4 mi
CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.4 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Birkenhead Park Rail Station Rail station 1.4 mi
Birkenhead Park Rail Station Rail station 1.4 mi
Upton Rail Station Rail station 2.2 mi
Upton Rail Station Rail station 2.3 mi
Upton Rail Station Rail station 2.3 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 99.4%
Gigabit 95.0%
Full fibre (FTTP) 90.7%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 92.9%
Indoor voice (all) 97.8%
5G outdoor (any) 95.6%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 CH43 2JD
Overall35%
Income38%
Employment22%
Education82%
Health9%
Crime51%
Housing & services99%
Living environment29%

Your MP

Alison McGovern MP

Labour

Birkenhead

alison.mcgovern.mp@parliament.uk

http://www.alisonmcgovern.org.uk/

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
LC McAllester Memorial Field Playing field 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.5 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.5 mi
Oxton Cricket Ground Playing field 0.4 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Roman Catholic Church of Holy Name of Jesus II 0.06 mi
Birkenhead School Preparatory Department II 0.1 mi
8 Silverdale Road, Oxton II 0.2 mi
59, Shrewsbury Road II 0.2 mi
37, Bidston Road II 0.2 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 10,765
Total registered 11,949
Dormant 160
New (last year) 1,837
New (last 5 years) 5,702

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 6
PM10 9
NO₂ 10
NOₓ 13

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 2
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 1,105,000,000
Cars & taxis 909,500,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Wallasey 4.6 mi
Moreton 5.2 mi
Meols 6.8 mi
West Kirby 7.6 mi
Formby 17.3 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,608

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 9.9%
Aged 16–64 65.1%
Aged 65+ 24.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 90.0%
Asian 3.0%
Black 0.5%
Mixed 2.2%
Other 4.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 41.5%
Social rented 16.5%
Private rented 42.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 7.9%
Semi-detached 12.2%
Terraced 0.9%
Flat / maisonette 75.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 29.7%
1 car or van 46.3%
2+ cars or vans 24.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 54.9%
Unemployed 3.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 18.1%
Degree or above 42.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 72.9%
Smoking prevalence 12.0%
Infant mortality 4.3

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.